Officer fired for using excessive force on man in wheelchair May 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail TORRINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut police officer has been fired for using excessive force against a man who was handcuffed and in a wheelchair at police headquarters last year. Torrington Police Chief William Baldwin Jr. announced the firing of Sgt. Gerald Peters on Wednesday, saying the 19-year veteran of the department violated the agency's use of force policy on May 23, 2020. A message seeking comment was left at a phone number listed for Peters. Police body camera videos show Peters spraying the man with pepper spray as he sits handcuffed in a wheelchair, after the man had threatened to assault an officer. Peters then grabs the man by the back of the neck and forces him to the floor, the videos show.