WINDSOR, Va. (WWBT) - Windsor’s police chief explained the decision to fire a police officer four months after pepper-spraying an Army officer in a video that went viral over the weekend.The chief says Officer Joe Gutierrez was not fired for his actions, but rather for the video itself.Windsor Police Chief Rodney Riddle says former Officer Joe Gutierrez was disciplined in January after an investigation into the traffic stop but says once the infamous video became public, he lost faith that Gutierrez could continue on the seven-person force.“As this thing kind of gathered legs and became...…WINDSOR, Va. (WWBT) - Windsor’s police chief explained the decision to fire a police officer four months after pepper-spraying an Army officer in a video that went viral over the weekend.The chief says Officer Joe Gutierrez was not fired for his actions, but rather for the video itself.Windsor Police Chief Rodney Riddle says former Officer Joe Gutierrez was disciplined in January after an investigation into the traffic stop but says once the infamous video became public, he lost faith that Gutierrez could continue on the seven-person force.“As this thing kind of gathered legs and became...WW…

Lawsuit filed against Richmond police after tear-gas used on peaceful protesters By RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Civil Rights attorney has filed a lawsuit against the Richmond Police Department after officers fired tear gas at peaceful demonstrators a half hour before the mayor’s mandated curfew went into effect. Attorney Thomas Roberts officially filed the lawsuit just before the John Marshall courthouse shut down for the day. The plaintiff, Johnathan Arthur, who was apart of those demonstrations is seeking $50,000 in damages and they want the identities of the officers released to the public...…Lawsuit filed against Richmond police after tear-gas used on peaceful protesters By RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Civil Rights attorney has filed a lawsuit against the Richmond Police Department after officers fired tear gas at peaceful demonstrators a half hour before the mayor’s mandated curfew went into effect. Attorney Thomas Roberts officially filed the lawsuit just before the John Marshall courthouse shut down for the day. The plaintiff, Johnathan Arthur, who was apart of those demonstrations is seeking $50,000 in damages and they want the identities of the officers released to the public...WW…