Earlier this year, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office filed a criminal charge against Dages for allegedly falsifying the reason Johnson was arrested. Johnson said at the time of his arrest, officers did not find any evidence of drug paraphernalia during a search but he was still taken into custody anyway.
The defendant faces up to three years in prison if convicted.
During his arraignment Tuesday, Dages was ordered to have no contact with witnesses in the case. The judge granted Castillo s request to not make it a protective order since the defendant has not had contact with any witnesses.