Cop under close arrest over alleged assault on civilian

The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has initiated an investigation into an incident involving a Police Sergeant, who allegedly assaulted a civilian on Saturday.
The Guyana Police Force stated that the sergeant is under close arrest and is cooperating with the investigation. The incident took place around 11:45h at the intersection of Camp and Church Streets, Georgetown.
According to reports, the sergeant, armed with a firearm, allegedly assaulted the civilian in an apparent road rage incident between the duo. The civilian was armed with a cutlass.

Videos recorded by passersby, which later went viral on social media, showed a confrontation between the sergeant and the civilian. In the footage, the confrontation escalated, and the officer pulled out a firearm and strikes the civilian in the face.
The civilian then walks to his car, retrieves a cutlass, and begins brandishing it. In response, the sergeant points his weapon at the civilian and allegedly says, “Do sk**nt.”
Bystanders intervened, prompting the officer to holster his weapon. The civilian subsequently returned to his car and placed the cutlass in the trunk. A report was later filed at the Alberttown Police Station, and the civilian has undergone a medical examination.
The investigation is ongoing as the OPR seeks to ascertain the full details of the incident. (G9)