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A police officer is facing up to 45 years behind bars after dramatic footage showed him holding a gun to a man's head during an alleged dispute over parking.
Prince George's County Police Officer Jenchesky Santiago was found guilty of inappropriate use of his service weapon as he arrested William Cunningham outside his home.
The shocking footage shows Santiago threatening Cunningham with his pistol, before screaming instructions at him.
At one point he yells ”I dare you to (censored) fight me, son,” to his victim.
Officer Santiago, a two-year veteran of the force , was convicted of first and second degree assault as well as two other lesser charges, reports the New York Daily News .
Prince George's County Police
Threatening: Officer Jenchesky Santiago holds the gun up to William Cunningham's head
The victim said he was in a vehicle with his cousin and stopped outside of his home last May when the officer approached them claiming the two were illegally parked.
Cunningham stepped out of the vehicle to go to his home, when the situation with Santiago escalated.
“Get back over there, get back in the car,” Santiago shouts as he pushes him away from his house.
Prince George's County Police
Dispute: Cunningham had been approached over an issue with his parking
When Cunningham protests, “You put a gun to my head!” Santiago yells backs, “You're right.”
Santiago continues to push his target towards the car, before pointing the gun directly at his forehead.
Cunningham then stares down the barrel of a gun in a tense standoff, before Santiago challenges him.
Eventually Cunningham puts his arms in the air and then places them on top of the car as the video ends.
Prince George's County Police
Suspended: An investigation was launched after the incident in 2014
"The actions Officer Santiago chose to take that day are his alone," said Prince George's County Police Chief Mark Magaw. "His behaviour is flagrant, appalling and isolated,”
“His actions are among the worst I've seen as Chief of Police and that will be taken into account when I make a decision about his employment.”
The Prince George's County Police Department's Internal Affairs Division launched an investigation after learning of the incident and Santiago was suspended in June 2014.
Under Maryland law, Santiago has the right to appeal the outcome of the department's administrative investigation.
Sentencing is currently due for January 8 and he faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison for use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, American media reports.
