Florida Atlantic University Sues Campus Cop Who Threatened To Shoot Superior

BOCA RATON, FL — Florida Atlantic University is suing to fire a campus police officer who officials say threatened to shoot his lieutenant.

The Palm Beach Post reports the school says it fired William Hernandez Jr. a year ago after he threatened to shoot the lieutenant during an argument over the agency's canine program.

The threat was allegedly heard by the lieutenant and the acting police chief, who fired Hernandez a month later. Neither is named in court filings. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Arbitrator William McGinnis Jr. ruled that because the acting chief was a witness, an outside investigator should have been hired.

The Police Benevolent Association argued Hernandez was fired for being a union activist.

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