An Englewood police officer faces multiple assault charges after pulling a man out of his car during a traffic stop last month and putting him in a chokehold, according to court documents.

Ryan Scott Vasina, 30, was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree assault and first-degree official misconduct, according to a news release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

Vasina pulled over 20-year-old Carlos Rangel-Rincones, described in the affidavit as a Venezuelan national, shortly after 11 p.m. Oct. 8, near South Lincoln Street and East Layton Avenue, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed Monday in Arapahoe County District Court.

The Englewood officer pulled Rangel-Rincones over for running a stop sign, investigators said in the affidavit, citing dash-cam

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