Prison Date Set for Ex-Officer
A former Torrance police officer pleaded no contest Thursday to charges of battery and false imprisonment for attacking a Lancaster woman in January.
Roland Sabara, 35, was ordered to appear in Lancaster Superior Court on April 29, when he will be sent to state prison for 90 days to undergo an extensive psychiatric evaluation, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Chesley McKay.
The Antelope Valley resident was arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnaping on Jan. 31 after witnesses told sheriff’s deputies he had suddenly grabbed a woman as she stepped into her car.
The woman, who said she had never seen Sabara before, struggled free, managed to shut her car door and drove to a nearby auto repair shop for help.
Sabara, a six-year veteran of the Torrance Police Department, resigned after the department placed him on administrative leave pending the outcome of his criminal case.
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