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 arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault, third-degree assault and first-degree official misconduct, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed Monday in Arapahoe County District Court.

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 the document.

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

Rangel-Rincones told investi

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