The officer who had served with the Long Beach Police Department left that agency in June 2026 and was later taken on by the Burbank Police Department.
Los Angeles County prosecutors did not know the officer had an earlier battery conviction in another state until the conviction was uncovered during a separate case.
A defense attorney has claimed the officer misrepresented facts in that case.
The revelation of the undisclosed conviction has highlighted the hiring process for the Burbank Police Department.