LONG BEACH — A Long Beach police officer accused of repeatedly assaulting and threatening his wife has been ordered to stand trial.

Brandon Preciado, 29, will reportedly be tried on 18 felony counts, including corporal injury to a spouse and assault with a deadly weapon.

The judge granted the defense’s request to dismiss two counts of corporal injury to a spouse, citing insufficient evidence.

The alleged assaults occurred between Sept. 18 and Jan. 12 at the couple’s Pico Rivera home.

Preciado’s wife, Yessenia told the judge that her husband repeatedly struck and choked her and threatened at times to injure or kill her.

Preciado remains jailed without bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned March 14.

Police officials have not commented on Preciado’s status at the department.

– From the Associated Press