A Virginia police officer who pepper-sprayed an army officer during a traffic stop last year has been fired, the Windsor Police Department announced on April 11. Joe Gutierrez was one of the officers seen threatening Lt. Caron Nazario at gunpoint during the traffic stop at a gas station on Dec. 5, 2020. The incident first drew attention after Nazario sued the two officers, alleging that they had acted in a discriminatory manner and violated his constitutional rights. “[C]ameras captured footage of behavior consistent with a disgusting nationwide trend of law enforcement officers, who, believing they can operate with complete impunity, engage in unprofessional, discourteous, racially biased, dangerous and sometimes deadly abuses of authority,” the lawsuit said. Body camera footage of the incident obtained by The Associated Press shows Nazario, who is Black and Latino, dressed in his uniform holding his hands up as the two officers with their guns drawn demanded he got out …