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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming teenager is suing an off-duty officer from Colorado who pulled a gun on him as he ran to a bus stop in Jackson.
The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports 18-year-old Gerardo Becerra filed claims of assault, battery and false imprisonment against Vanessa Schultz in a Wyoming court.
Schultz is a police officer in Colorado and was on vacation when she heard a loud noise and assumed a teenager running nearby had committed a crime. Becerra was running to catch a bus.
The lawsuit claims Schultz detained Becerra, threatened to shoot him and was "exhilarated" when police arrived.
A special prosecutor concluded Schultz shouldn't have pulled her gun, but criminal charges weren't warranted.
A telephone message for Schultz left with the Lakewood police department was not immediately returned.
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This story has been corrected to reflect that Becerra was running to catch the bus, not Schultz.
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Information from: Jackson Hole (Wyo.) News And Guide, http://www.jhnewsandguide.com
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