Video Shows US Cops Pepper-Spray Army Officer, Hold Him At Gunpoint

In a town statement Sunday night, officials said Windsor "acknowledges the unfortunate events that transpired.

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 months ago in the southeastern part of the state. Town officials said later that night that one officer was fired. 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. "Our Commonwealth has done important work on police reform, but we must keep working to ensure Virginians are safe during interactions with police, the enforcement of laws is fair and equitable, and people are held accountable," Northam said in a statement. In a town statement Sunday night, officials said Windsor "acknowledges the unfortunate events that transpired." The statement said an internal police investigation showed that department policy was not followed during the incident.