ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Tyquan Rivera, the same man who shot a Rochester police officer in 2009 and allegedly sold drugs to an undercover officer in late 2019, was back in court Friday, this time facing charges of domestic abuse.

Rivera, 27, is accused of beating and strangling an ex-girlfriend earlier this month, who already had a protective order against him.

"It is indicative, we believe, of a disregard for the court’s directive," said Bill Gargan, Domestic Violence Bureau Chief for the Monroe County District Attorney's Office, "which informed our effort to get bail."

He faces nine new charges, three of which are felonies: second-degree strangulation, second-degree assault and aggravated criminal offense.

"Any time anyone is subjected to the level of physical violence she was, it’s a process to heal. It’s a process to heal physically and emotionally," Gargan said. "And I can tell you I wouldn’t wish what happened to her on anybody."

Rivera has a lengthy criminal history. In 2009, he shot RPD Officer Anthony DiPonzio at the age of 14.

He was released from prison in February 2019, and was arrested again late that same year after allegedly selling drugs to an undercover officer.

He was released without bail a couple months later due to the state’s new bail reform laws.

"It is significant when any member of the community is alleged to reoffend," Gargan said. "And it brings back the memories of prior action, and helps inform what we do in the future regarding allegations of violence."

And then last year, he was charged after a deadly crash, for driving an SUV without a license.

But this time, prosecutors were able to secure a bail of $40,000 cash and $120,000 bail bond.

"We felt it was important to look at the context of his criminal history, as well as the factors that New York State has outlined,” Gargan said. “And the court did that today.”

Gargan says the DA’s office is continuously working to navigate new bail reform laws.

"I can tell you that any time a law is changed, it will always be one in which we have to address conditions that weren’t previously known," Gargan said. "So there’s a process that’s a little different than the past, but we’re doing that with every case."

Rivera is due back in court in September with a jury trial set for November 8.