Virginia Police Officer Fired After Pepper Spraying Army Officer Caron Nazario During Traffic Stop
An officer of the Windsor, Virginia Police Department has been fired for pepper-spraying an Army officer during a 2020 traffic stop. The former police officer, Joe Gutierrez, was one of two officers who stopped the Army official, Caron Nazario, and subsequently pepper-sprayed him. The Windsor Police Department released a statement Sunday saying an internal affairs investigation found that Gutierrez’s use of force “did not follow” department policy. “At the conclusion of this investigation, it was determined that Windsor Police Department policy was not followed,” the statement read. “This resu...