Ex-Misawa BJJ instructor Rodrigo Pineda Gomez, 44, has been convicted of attempted manslaughter.
Gomez and his 21-year-old son, Miguel Gomez, assaulted three airmen on Misawa Air Base in 2016. Rodrigo Gomez attempted to kill one of the airmen by trying to snap his neck and stomping on his head, officials said, according to the news agency.
The incident happened on new year’s eve 2016 at Café Mokuteki, near Misawa airbase. Security footage shows that Gomez stumbled on a table where a few airmen were sitting, and an argument ensued. Gomez hit one of the airmen in the back of the head. Gomez then assaulted two other airmen by hitting one in the head and the other in the face.
Gomez’s 20-year-old son put the airman in a leg lock while his dad attempted to snap the man’s neck by twisting his head violently up and to the side.
He was also convicted of assault, resisting a federal officer and making a false statement to law enforcement, Justice Department and Air Force officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Rodrigo Gomez teaching BJJ at Misawa airbase back in 2016.
