LOS ANGELES – A former Torrance police officer — who was charged with an on-duty shooting that left a man wounded — pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony count of assault in a deal that is expected to result in the case against him being dismissed in one year.

David Chandler Jr., 37, pleaded guilty to one count of assault by an officer and must perform 100 hours of community service and relinquish his certification as a peace officer in California, with the case expected to be dismissed Nov. 5, 2026, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

“He’ll walk away without a conviction,” Chandler’s attorney, Tom Yu, said shortly after the plea.

Chandler was charged in October 2021 in the Aug. 27, 2018, shooting of Jarvis Goode. He was accused of firing multiple rounds at G

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