VSP to investigate after Army lieutenant threatened, pepper-sprayed by Va. officers
One officer has since been fired, according to a statement from the Town of Windsor
GRAPHIC: Lawsuit filed over Va. police stop, pepper spray seen in body cam footage
By Hannah Eason | April 11, 2021 at 6:13 PM EDT - Updated April 12 at 9:30 AM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT & AP) - Gov. Northam on Sunday condemned a traffic stop that led to a US Army officer being pepper-sprayed by two Virginia police officers, sparking a lawsuit and national attention.
The lawsuit states officers in Windsor, Virginia, drew their guns, pointed them at Lieutenant Caron Nazario and used a slang term to suggest he was facing execution during a traffic stop in December. After several statements, one of the officers pepper-sprayed Nazario, who is Black and Latino.