An off-duty Chula Vista police officer who put his girlfriend’s 16-year-old son in a choke hold during an altercation at a local elementary school graduation was sentenced Friday to four years probation and ordered to take a 52-week child abuse course.
Roman Granados, 48, pleaded guilty in April to misdemeanor child abuse and disturbing the peace.
Chula Vista police said Granados was attending the June 2014 graduation for one of his girlfriend’s children when the teenage victim confronted his mother about a prior disagreement. Granados intervened, hitting, slapping and choking the boy, according to police.
The teen initially refused medical treatment but went to a facility hours later after complaining of pain, police said.
Granados — a 14-year CVPD veteran — was placed on administrative leave afterward but later returned to work.
— City News Service
