Off duty cop "pulls his firearm" on innocent clerk "twice"! WTH!?

[The_Outlaw]

Off duty cop "pulls his firearm" on innocent clerk "twice"! WTH!?

A man later identified as off-duty Tucson, Ariz. police officer Kyle James McCartin, 23, wearing a bullet proof vest, aims his gun at a Giant Gas Station clerk in Tucson early Tuesday, July 16, 201. Authorities say two men, both wearing bullet-proof vests, approached the gas station clerk and one of them later identified as McCartin allegedly pulled out his gun and pointed it at the clerk 'twice'.
Officer McCartin was later taken into custody, and was eventually fired.

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Can you imagine being 'pulled over' by this young punk with his trigger-happy mindset when he was 'on duty'?

I shudder to even think about it.

 

[wolf_fire]

Two things:
One: Why wasn't he arrested??????? Oh, he committed an armed robbery... we'll just fire him??? really???? :crazy_pilot::crazy_pilot::crazy_pilot:
Two: How many people noticed as he pointed his weapon at the clerk, he kept his trigger finger outside of the trigger guard? At least he was safe a "little bit". {yes, that was sarcasm for those toadstools who didn't get it**

 

[tricolordad]

Generic pro cop comment.

 

[BigSlick]

He didn't rob the store just intoxicated and trying to play it like a badass. He should have been arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon, a danger to the public safety, fashion violation for wearing a bullet proof vest without a tee shirt and the worst impression of Bruce Willis ever captured on a security camera.

 

[r1derbike]

He's lucky that clerk didn't take a weapon from under the counter and shoot that drunk cop in the head, while he was fumbling around with the weapon, then deal with other cop, who would have drawn also.

This reminds me of an interview with a sheriff in the south. He was asked by a news journalist what it would take for a CC holder to draw his weapon and fire it. The sheriff answered, "point a gun at him".

I'll guarantee if you were drunk and pointed a gun at a sober cop, you would be dead.

A cop pointed a weapon at a clerk to eff around with him. That would be a one way ticket to the morgue in some stores.

BTW, that was some incredibly incriminating video. The other cop in the green vest should have intervened more than he did.

 

[Rich M]

Two things:
One: Why wasn't he arrested??????? Oh, he committed an armed robbery... we'll just fire him??? really???? :crazy_pilot::crazy_pilot::crazy_pilot:
Two: How many people noticed as he pointed his weapon at the clerk, he kept his trigger finger outside of the trigger guard? At least he was safe a "little bit". {yes, that was sarcasm for those toadstools who didn't get it**

He was arrested.
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"The Pima County Sheriff’s Department notified Tucson police that 23-year-old Kyle James McCartin was arrested early Tuesday on two counts of aggravated assault."

 

[mojoman]

And I wonder what if the clerk pull out a weapon and shot him in the head, would the clerk be justified?

 

[Deanimator]

And I wonder what if the clerk pull out a weapon and shot him in the head, would the clerk be justified?

1. Was he in immediate and credible fear of life and limb?
2. Was he required to retreat?
3. Was retreat possible?

If the answer to 1 was "yes", and the answer to either 2 or 3 "no", absolutely.

 

[wolf_fire]

He was arrested.
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"The Pima County Sheriff’s Department notified Tucson police that 23-year-old Kyle James McCartin was arrested early Tuesday on two counts of aggravated assault."

Good, and thanks for the update.

 

[wolf_fire]

He didn't rob the store just intoxicated and trying to play it like a badass. He should have been arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon, a danger to the public safety, fashion violation for wearing a bullet proof vest without a tee shirt and the worst impression of Bruce Willis ever captured on a security camera.

Thanks for the clarification. I assumed (I hang my head in shame) that he was trying to rob him.

 

[The_Outlaw]

He's lucky that clerk didn't take a weapon from under the counter and shoot that drunk cop in the head, while he was fumbling around with the weapon, then deal with other cop, who would have drawn also.
This reminds me of an interview with a sheriff in the south. He was asked by a news journalist what it would take for a CC holder to draw his weapon and fire it. The sheriff answered, "point a gun at him"
I'll guarantee if you were drunk and pointed a gun at a sober cop, you would be dead.
A cop pointed a weapon at a clerk to eff around with him. That would be a one way ticket to the morgue in some stores.
BTW, that was some incredibly incriminating video. The other cop in the green vest should have intervened more than he did.

You are 100% correct!
This 'former' LEO should be locked up for at least 3-5 years imvho.

 

[NavyLCDR]

He was arrested.
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"The Pima County Sheriff’s Department notified Tucson police that 23-year-old Kyle James McCartin was arrested early Tuesday on two counts of aggravated assault."

In many states it is an add on felony charge to wear body armor while committing a crime.

 

[JCliff]

Wow.
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1. Wishful thinking, and not necessarily fair, but if it were up to me there would be no 23 year old police officers. At least 25.
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2. I believe aggravated assault is at least a class 3 felony in AZ. I hope the DA does not allow a plea down in this case. It would be good (for the community and for the LE agency) for this punk to spend some time behind bars, and leave with the term "convicted felon" as an appurtenance to his name.

 

[tricolordad]

In many states it is an add on felony charge to wear body armor while committing a crime.

How dare we make it harder for cops to kill us! I did not know that it was a felony, but I did know it was a multiplier. Does that include gel armor? I keep a vest over the back of my truck seat just in case I mistakenly get Dornered. I doubt most cops would even know what it was even if they were holding it.

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