A 30-day jail term has been ordered for a Wailuku man who was found guilty of assaulting a police officer responding to a domestic dispute at a Kihei residence last year, The Maui News reported.

In court yesterday, Angel Carranco, 25, maintained he wasn't guilty of the offense.

"If I did do it, I would gladly do the 30 days," he said. "I did not do anything."

Second Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza also placed Carranco on one year's probation yesterday but delayed the imposition of the sentence while he pursues an appeal of his conviction.

In May, a jury found Carranco guilty of the misdemeanor charge of second-degree assault on a police officer and resisting arrest.

He, his brother and their father were arrested after Kihei patrol officers were dispatched to the home on Alulike Street in response to a 911 call at 8:30 p.m. June 23, 2007. Cherie Carranco, who was pregnant, reported that her husband, Randall Carranco Jr., was angry after she told him she was punched by her father-in-law, Randall Carranco Sr., at his home.

At the residence, officers reported seeing the woman crying and three intoxicated and agitated men standing on the sidewalk near a van.

Police reported deploying Taser stun guns to subdue all three men, including Angel Carranco, who reportedly had his fists raised toward officer Oscar Martin Del Campo. As he was falling to the ground after being shocked by Martin Del Campo's Taser, Angel Carranco punched officer Michael Hale in the head, according to testimony during the trial.

Carranco testified that he had been following a police officer's instructions before he was immobilized by the Taser.

"I'm a hardworking, tax-paying citizen," he said in court yesterday. "I just had my son, and it was two weeks from my wedding. I didn't want to see anything happen at my parents' house."

Defense attorney Graham Mottola asked that Carranco be sentenced to the mandatory minimum jail term of 30 days for the assault on a police officer conviction. He said a recording of Cherie Carranco's 911 call showed "just how calm Angel Carranco was during the entire time that tape was on."

"He was calm in the face of Cherie Carranco, who was hysterical and out of control," Mottola said.

But Deputy Prosecutor Angela Correa recommended a longer 90-day jail term for Angel Carranco.

"He was drunk and had been drinking all day long," Correa said. "He had been aggressive all day. He had been kicked out of a bar because of his behavior."

She said Carranco has prior arrests for underage drinking in 2001 and DUI in 2003, as well as convictions for failing to appear in court. "His behavior has escalated," Correa said.

While sentencing Carranco to the 30-day jail term, Cardoza ordered Carranco not to consume alcohol or illegal drugs while he is on probation. The judge recommended that Carranco set an example for his three children by staying away from alcohol, even when he's not on probation.

"Cross alcohol off the list of things you're going to do in your life and you're going to do a lot of good for them," Cardoza said. "This world is tough enough as it is. It doesn't get any easier when you add things like that into your life."

Carranco's father, Randall Carranco Sr., 45, is awaiting trial. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts each of first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer and first-degree terroristic threatening, attempted first-degree theft, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, second-degree hindering prosecution and third-degree assault.

Charges against Randall Carranco Jr. were dismissed without prejudice.

Lila Fujimoto can be reached at lfujimoto @mauinews.com. Additional Maui News stories are posted online at www.mauinews.com.