Ex-Atlanta officer allegedly shouted racial slur, pointed gun during road rage incident
A former Atlanta police officer was accused of aggravated assault and other crimes after he allegedly pointed his gun at a Black woman and called her a racial
A former Atlanta police officer was accused of aggravated assault and other crimes after he allegedly pointed his gun at a Black woman and called her a racial slur during a road rage incident earlier this year, according to records obtained Friday by NBC News.
Robert Malone, who is white and still worked for the Atlanta Police Department when the May 5 encounter occurred, was also accused of violation of oath by a public officer, cruelty to children and possession of a firearm, jail records show.
According to a police report, a woman leaving a shopping center east of downtown Atlanta was turning left when she nearly struck a black Chevrolet Camaro. Malone, who was driving the Camaro, was off-duty but in uniform at the time, a police spokesman said.
Intersection of Bill Kennedy Way SE and Memorial Drive SE in Atlanta.Google MapsThe woman told police that the officer honked his horn, yelled a racial slur and said he would “blow her brains out,” according to the report.
The woman and her children, who were also in the car, saw the driver allegedly pointing a gun at them through his windshield, according to the report.
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