US police officer accused of assaulting Black Army officer fired

Joe Gutierrez in Virginia was terminated from his job over what court papers say was a violent traffic stop of US Army officer.

One of two Virginia police officers accused of assaulting a US Army Lieutenant Caron Nazario by pointing their guns and pepper-spraying him during a traffic stop has been fired, according to an official statement. Officer Joe Gutierrez was terminated from his employment after an investigation determined he did not follow policies set by the police department, the town of Windsor, Virginia, said in a statement on Sunday. The statement did not detail any punishments for the other officer involved in the incident, Daniel Crocker.