WASHINGTON ― A former Missouri police officer committed multiple criminal offenses and acts of “reckless disregard and moral turpitude” when he pointed a semi-automatic rifle at Ferguson protesters and said, “I will fucking kill you,” a state commission ruled last month. Lt. Ray Albers, who had worked as an officer in nearby St. Ann for two decades, was part of the chaotic police response to the unrest in Ferguson in August 2014. Officers from more than 50 different law enforcement agencies were brought in to deal with the protests after unarmed teen Michael Brown was killed. The Huffington Post obtained a copy of the decision this week after it was cleared for public release. The Administrative Hearing Commission has the power to find that a police officer can be penalized for crimes even if criminal charges have not been filed.

Source: Huffington Post September 08, 2016 19:35 UTC