article_snippet.sent: The Arizona police officer who rammed his car into an armed suspect was previously involved in a lawsuit while working for the New York Police Department.
article_snippet.sent: Michael Rapiejko was accused of approaching a man as Michael Rapiejko got out of his car in October 2005 and pointing a gun at Michael Rapiejko before handcuffing Michael Rapiejko and threatening to shoot Michael Rapiejko in front of his wife and four children.
article_snippet.sent: Michael Rapiejko was accused of approaching Luis Colon as Michael Rapiejko got out of his car in October 2005, pointing a gun at Michael Rapiejko and threatening to shoot Michael Rapiejko .
article_snippet.sent: According to NBC 4, Rapiejko's defense team said that while Rapiejko's defense team client did point a gun at Michael Rapiejko and order Michael Rapiejko back into his car, the other claims were untrue.
article_snippet.sent: This as Michael Rapiejko is under fire for using possible excessive force when he mowed down an armed suspect (above) in he police vehicle .
article_snippet.sent: The officer joined the Marana Police Department roughly a year-and-a-half ago, where The officer is now being investigated by Internal Affairs.
article_snippet.sent: Video of the February 19 incident emerged earlier this week, and shows Rapiejko, 34, running into suspect Mario Valencia, who was carrying what appears to be a rifle, and who seems to point the weapon to the sky and fire off shots.
article_snippet.sent: a crime spree culminated with the alleged theft of a rifle from Walmart, after which he was hit by Rapiejko's police vehicle.
article_snippet.sent: Rapiejko was put on standard administrative leave after the crash, but soon reinstated after the Pima County Attorney's Office cleared the officer of any wrongdoing.
highlights_snippet.sent: Michael Rapiejko was accused of approaching Luis Colon as Michael Rapiejko got out of Michael Rapiejko car in October 2005, pointing a gun at Michael Rapiejko and threatening to shoot Michael Rapiejko .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: This as Michael Rapiejko is under fire for using possible excessive force when Michael Rapiejko mowed down an armed suspect in Michael Rapiejko police vehicle .
  