FOLSOM, CA
A Folsom police officer was arrested for suspected drunken driving and battery stemming from an altercation at a Mexican restaurant Saturday night.
Officer Evan Fardanesh, 34, was at the Mexquite restaurant on Blue Ravine Road when he got into an argument with a female patron, according to police spokeswoman Michelle Beattie. The patron called police to say Fardanesh had shoved her and when officers arrived they found Fardanesh trying to drive out of the parking lot.
Fardanesh was arrested with a blood alcohol content of .19 percent, more than double the legal limit. Officers also charged him with battery based on the complaint from the female patron.
Restaurant manager Claudia Vasquez witnessed the altercation and told News10 she was surprised it resulted in a criminal charge. But Beattie said it was not a judgment call made by the responding officers.
"No matter how minor or major, if the allegation of battery is made we are obligated to take the arrest if a citizen insists upon it," Beattie said.
Fardanesh has been with the Folsom Police Department for nine years and has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation. The criminal complaint has been forwarded to the Sacramento District Attorney.
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A Folsom police officer was arrested for suspected drunken driving and battery stemming from an altercation at a Mexican restaurant Saturday night.
Officer Evan Fardanesh, 34, was at the Mexquite restaurant on Blue Ravine Road when he got into an argument with a female patron, according to police spokeswoman Michelle Beattie. The patron called police to say Fardanesh had shoved her and when officers arrived they found Fardanesh trying to drive out of the parking lot.
Fardanesh was arrested with a blood alcohol content of .19 percent, more than double the legal limit. Officers also charged him with battery based on the complaint from the female patron.
Restaurant manager Claudia Vasquez witnessed the altercation and told News10 she was surprised it resulted in a criminal charge. But Beattie said it was not a judgment call made by the responding officers.
"No matter how minor or major, if the allegation of battery is made we are obligated to take the arrest if a citizen insists upon it," Beattie said.
Fardanesh has been with the Folsom Police Department for nine years and has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation. The criminal complaint has been forwarded to the Sacramento District Attorney.
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