A state commission has ruled that a former police officer can be disciplined for pointing a semi-automatic rifle at Ferguson, Missouri, protesters more than two years ago.
Raymond D. Albers was a lieutenant for St. Ann police. He was working at a protest 10 days after the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in 2014. Video showed Albers pointing a gun at protesters and swearing at them.
He resigned days later.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission ruled last month that Albers committed third-degree assault and harassment. The ruling hands the case back to the Missouri Department of Public Safety, which could suspend or permanently revoke Albers' peace officer's license.
Albers has said he feared for his safety during the incident.
