Dallas County Sheriff

Mark Delapaz

DALLAS — A Dallas police officer convicted in what became known as the fake drug scandal turned himself in Monday morning to the Dallas County Jail to begin serving his sentence, the Dallas County District Attorney’s office said.

Mark Delapaz was convicted in 2005 and sentenced to five years in prison after lying to a judge to obtain a search warrant. He had been free on appeal but the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused in February to hear his case.

In December, the 5th District Court of Appeals in Dallas reversed two of Delapaz’ other convictions that were tied to the scandal in which paid police informants planted fake drugs. Those decisions are being appealed.