A Butte County Superior Court judge sentenced an Oroville man to six years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to felony child endangerment “during a cocaine-fueled public episode.”

The Oroville Police Department initially arrested Oscar Bonilla, 35, after receiving multiple 911 calls about him playing with and dropping his 1-year-old child in the middle of a roadway near Myers and Greenville streets on June 4, according to a news release from Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey.

“Witnesses reported Bonilla swinging the child by the arms and ultimately dropping him in the street,” states the release.

Multiple bystanders intervened, with one picking up the child and carrying him away from traffic, the release further states. The child sustained a cut above the eyebrow and road rash on one elbow, according to the release. Bonilla ran away but was located “minutes later” by Oroville police officers.

“He was found in possession of a folding knife and admitted to consuming what he described as a ‘large bag’ of cocaine,” states the release.

At Bonilla’s sentencing, his defense attorney asked for a lighter sentence because of Bonilla’s status as an undocumented immigrant from Honduras. The defense argued Bonilla may be deported after serving his sentence.

“Butte County Supervising Deputy District Attorney Niels Bringsjord urged the judge to reject that argument, noting Bonilla’s crimes were committed in this country and deserved full accountability under America’s justice system,” according to the release. Bringsjord said Bonilla should not receive “a discount” for being in the country illegally.

“Butte County Superior Court Judge Michael Deems agreed, finding the conduct to be egregious and imposed the six-year upper term state prison sentence,” according to the release

“… Upon request by the prosecution, the court additionally granted a 10-year criminal protective order — the maximum permitted — prohibiting Bonilla from contacting the child victim, the child’s mother, and a sibling,” states the release.