Virginia governor orders probe of traffic stop Author: Rachel Chason, The Washington Post Updated: 10 hours ago
Print article Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Sunday that he is directing Virginia State Police to investigate a traffic stop during which two police officers held an Army second lieutenant at gunpoint in the southeastern part of the state. Northam, a Democrat, said the incident - in which body-camera footage shows police pepper-spraying, striking and handcuffing Caron Nazario - “is disturbing and angered me.” Nazario, 27, who is Black and Latino, filed a lawsuit this month against Windsor Officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker that alleges excessive force due to racial profiling.
Virginia police officer accused of force in stop of Black Army officer is fired
By The Associated PressUpdated April 11, 2021, 10:56 p.m.
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A police officer speaks with Caron Nazario during a traffic stop on Dec. 20, 2020, in Windsor, Va.Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) â One of two police officers accused of pepper-spraying and pointing their guns at a Black Army officer during a traffic stop has since been fired, a Virginia town announced late Sunday, hours after the governor called for an independent investigation into the case.
The town of Windsor said in a statement that it joined calls from election officials, including Gov. Ralph Northam, in requesting an investigation by Virginia State Police into the December 2020 encounter in which two Windsor officers were accused of drawing their guns, pointing them at U.S. Army second lieutenant Caron Nazario and using a slang term to suggest he was facing execution.
"I'm serving this country, and this is how I'm treated?" said Army officer Caron Nazario, according to a video of the December 2020 incident in US state Virginia.
A Black Army officer held at gunpoint during traffic stop was afraid to get out of his car You should be, police said timesunion.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesunion.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Black US army officer files lawsuit after cops assault and pepper-spray him during traffic stop
By The Washington Post
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS DISTURBING VIDEO FOOTAGE
Caron Nazario had his arms raised in fear from the window of his newly-purchased SUV when two police officers held the army second lieutenant at gunpoint during a traffic stop in Windsor, Virginia.
Nazario was confused as to why police were yelling for him to exit the car last December for not having a permanent rear licence plate, according to a federal lawsuit filed this month.
When Nazario told police on December 5, 2020, that he was honestly afraid to get out of the car, the officer replied, Yeah, you should be!