PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A
Philadelphia police officer is charged with disorderly conduct, terroristic
threats, assault and related charges in connection with an off-duty incident
last year.
The district attorney's office
said that at around 3 a.m. on Oct. 20, Edward Sawicki III backed his car into a
man walking on a south Philadelphia street, hitting his knee. The victim banged
his hand on the trunk of Sawicki's car when he was struck.
Prosecutors said Sawicki got
out of his car, pulled up his shirt to show his city-issued handgun and rushed
at the victim, yelling racial epithets and threatening to kill him.
The victim contacted police and
Sawicki was identified as a Philadelphia police officer.
Police Commissioner Charles
Ramsey said Wednesday that the 34-year-old officer is suspended with the intent
to dismiss