ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputy resigned Tuesday and accepted a plea deal for his role in the “DWI Deception” scandal involving local law enforcement.

As part of the deal, Jeffery Hammerel admitted to working with attorney Thomas Clear III and his paralegal, Rick Mendez, in a scheme to get DWI cases dismissed by not showing up to court. In turn, he received money and gifts.

“The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office holds its deputies to the highest ethical and professional standards. Any violation of the public’s trust will not be tolerated,” BCSO Sheriff John Allen said. “While this matter is now in the hands of the federal justice system, we remain committed to transparency and accountability.”

This comes as BCSO Undersheriff Johann Jareno resigned Monday over the DWI scandal. He’s now on the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Brady-Gigilo list, specifying officers not considered credible in court.

Sheriff Allen said an FBI inquiry implicated Jareno in the DWI scheme involving local law enforcement.

Hammerel’s guilty plea is the sixth in the “DWI Deception” scandal so far. Clear, Mendez and three former Albuquerque police officers also took plea deals.