NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Brandon Davis, a 22-year-old Portsmouth police officer, was arraigned Tuesday, Feb. 10, on a charge of brandishing a firearm during a November incident in Norfolk. The charge stems from a confrontation in a Waterside parking garage on the night of the Grand Illumination Parade.
Davis was off-duty at the time of the Nov. 23 incident. The formal charges follow court papers filed in late December detailing witness accounts of the encounter.
Off-duty Portsmouth Police officer charged in connection to shooting outside Waterside
According to the criminal complaint, a witness reported that Davis pointed a firearm at a group of people. She further alleged that Davis directed racial slurs toward her group during the encounter.
Davis is not accused of firing the weapon during the confrontation…