Holy mackerel.
A South Carolina police officer was arrested and fired for allegedly aiming his service weapon at a fellow cop for microwaving fish in the station.
Michael Debiase, 46, a detective with the Myrtle Beach Police Department, was hit with a charge of pointing and presenting a firearm at a person in the June 2 incident, according to an arrest warrant.
The alleged incident involved Debiase removing his department-issued firearm from its holster while in the PD briefing room and pointing it at another officer,” the MBPD said in a statement announcing it had “separated employment” from the allegedly trigger-happy officer.
“He was placed on administrative leave immediately following the incident while investigations were conducted by the Myrtle Beach Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.”
The department didn’t specify whether Debiase’s gun was loaded during the alleged encounter.
“This incident does not reflect the values demonstrated by the men and women of the Myrtle Beach Police Department every day. However, it does demonstrate our commitment to accountability and our willingness to address conduct that falls short of our expectations.”
According to state law, the offense of pointing a firearm at another person is a felony which carries a penalty of a court-determined fine or a prison term not to exceed five years.
Debiase was booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Horry County Tuesday morning and released several hours later, according to court records. No bail was set.
His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 14. No attorney information was available in the court documents viewed by The Post.
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