Officer : `` I know what I did was right . I have nothing to apologize for '' Sgt . James Crowley said he was exercising caution during professor 's arrest . Crowley tells newspaper that his actions were justified because the man had a gun and threatened him with it when they stopped at an intersection in Queens, New York on Monday morning. Charges were dropped against professor Henry Louis Gates Jr .
Officer : `` I know what I did was right . I have nothing to apologize for '' Sgt . James Crowley said he was exercising caution during professor 's arrest . Crowley tells newspaper he 's not a racist , did CPR on black basketball star . Charges were dropped against professor Henry Louis Gates Jr .