Federal Police Officer Pleads No Contest To Brandishing Gun At Wife, 2 Officers
SEASIDE (CBS SF) -- A federal police officer pleaded no contest Thursday to a misdemeanor charge for aiming a firearm at his wife and two police officers in Seaside last summer while he was off duty, Monterey County prosecutors said.
Erik Dwayne Glazier, 49, was also sentenced to three years of probation and 90 days in jail, prosecutors said.
Glazier pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of brandishing a firearm during the early morning of July 17 outside a Seaside home, according to prosecutors.
Officers had responded to a call for service shortly after 1:30 a.m. that day in the 1100 block of Amador Avenue, where they found a woman who was reportedly loud and intoxicated, police said.
Two on-duty officers gave the woman a ride to her home and helped her to the front door, according to prosecutors.
When she opened the door her husband, Glazier, was inside waiting with a 9mm Beretta pistol that he pointed at her and the officers, prosecutors said.
The officers told Glazier to put the gun down and retreated to protect themselves, according to prosecutors.
Glazier went toward the officers and aimed the firearm at them, prosecutors said.
The officers yelled "gun; gun," took our their service weapons and fired at Glazier to protect the woman and themselves, according to prosecutors.
Glazier fell to the ground, went on his side and pointed the pistol at one of the two officers, prosecutors said.
The officers ordered Glazier to drop the firearm and shot at him again after he continued to ignore they orders, according to prosecutors.
The defendant was struck a total of four times and transported to a hospital for treatment, prosecutors said.
The two officers, each with about five to six years working for Seaside police, were not injured and were placed on paid administrative leave soon after the incident, according to prosecutors.
Investigators determined Glazier had a blood alcohol level of almost .20 and the pistol was not loaded, according to prosecutors.
During the investigation Glazier said, "it was totally my fault," and "I should have known better," prosecutors said.
The 49-year-old also said his actions that July morning were "the biggest mistake of his life," prosecutors said.
The probation and jail sentence won't go into effect until Glazier presents the court with proof of completing 60 hours of alcohol counseling, according to prosecutors.
Editor's Note: A previous version of this story erroneously said Glazier was a naval officer.
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