Police officer accused of pepper-spraying Black and Latino Army officer in Virginia fired John Bacon, USA TODAY
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A Virginia police officer accused of pepper-spraying a Black and Latino military officer and forcing him to the ground in December has been fired, the Town of Windsor said in a statement.
Army Lt. Caron Nazario has filed suit against police officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker last month, and video from the officers body cameras and Nazario s cellphone has gone viral in recent days.
The Windsor statement said Gutierrez has been fired from his employment following an immediate investigation. At the conclusion of this investigation, it was determined that Windsor Police Department policy was not followed, according to the statement. This resulted in disciplinary action, and department-wide requirements for additional training were implemented beginning in January and continue up to the present.
Immigrants who have lived abroad or grown up with stories of political chaos know that the most violent days always start out in an eerie quiet, as January 6, 2021, did in Washington, DC. By 1:10 pm that day, after then-President Donald Trump issued his call for thousands of supporters to march on the Capitol, anyone who was paying attention knew that something dangerous was about to take place.
Within a matter of minutes, at the other end of the National Mall, a Capitol police officer banged on the door of Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA). “You need to evacuate immediately,” Lieu recalls the officer saying before urging him to remove the lapel pin that identified him as a member of Congress and directing him down five flights of stairs to a secure location.
Police officer accused of pepper-spraying Black and Latino Army officer in Virginia fired John Bacon, USA TODAY
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A Windsor police officer accused of pepper-spraying a Black and Latino military officer and forcing him to the ground in December has been fired, according to his police department.
Army Lt. Caron Nazario has filed suit against police officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker last month, and video from the officers body cameras and Nazario s cellphone has gone viral in recent days.
The Town of Windsor said Gutierrez has been fired from his employment following an immediate investigation. At the conclusion of this investigation, it was determined that Windsor Police Department policy was not followed, according to the news release. This resulted in disciplinary action, and department-wide requirements for additional training were implemented beginning in January and continue up to the present.
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