GRANT COUNTY, Wash.—The Grant County deputy who shot his wife when he was off-duty in 2017 returned to patrol duty with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office Monday.
GCSO officials reported that Jose Rivera completed the requirements of his sentence.
Rivera pleaded guilty to that charge of reckless endangerment in connection with the accidental shooting which injured his wife in August of 2017. The court imposed sentence is that Rivera, during his off-duty time, deliver 15 public presentations on firearms safety, according to GCSO officials.
“I have full confidence in Deputy Rivera, just like I have in the rest of the members of the Grant County Sheriff’s Office,” said Sheriff Tom Jones.
GCSO authorities said deputy Jose Rivera is a valued member of their department who made a mistake.
Jose Rivera worked for the GCSO since January 2016 as a patrol deputy. Before that he was an officer with the Royal City Police Department. Rivera is a member of the US Marshal's Violent Offender Task Force as well as the Moses Lake Regional Tactical Response Team.
The criminal investigation was completed by the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office.
