Glendale police officer pleads no contest to getting drunk and fighting with responding Burbank officers

An off-duty Glendale police officer pleaded no contest to drunkenly resisting two on-duty Burbank police officers responding to a disturbance call at Barney’s Beanery last year, officials said.

Cameron Sanchez, 36, pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count each of being drunk in public and resisting an executive officer by the use of force or violence, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court records.

In exchange for the plea, which Sanchez entered late last month, the prosecutor dropped two misdemeanor counts of battery on a police officer and one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.

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Sanchez was sentenced to 36 months summary probation, during which time he must stay away from the downtown Burbank restaurant, and was ordered to complete 45 days of community labor, according to Burbank Senior Asst. City Atty. Denny Wei.

Sanchez’s attorney Michael Severo could not immediately be reached for comment.

The charges stemmed from an Oct. 28 incident at the restaurant, where Burbank police were called just before 2 a.m. to investigate an intoxicated person causing a disturbance.

When police arrived, Sanchez was standing on the sidewalk, and officers determined that he was unable to care for himself due to his alcohol intoxication. During Sanchez’s arrest, a fight ensued, leaving the Burbank officers with scrapes and scratches, Burbank police said at the time.

Glendale Police Chief Robert Castro said Tuesday that he had not yet heard that the case was adjudicated, but once the court notifies him, the Glendale agency will begin its internal affairs investigation.

Sanchez’s employment status hasn’t changed since he was put on paid administrative leave after his arrest last year.