HOLLAND, MI - A jury found a former Wyoming police officer guilty of felonious assault for pointing a handgun at officers in Holland in July, records show.
Mark Armstrong, 56, was convicted Wednesday, Nov. 20, of two counts of felonious assault and a charge of felony firearms stemming from the July 25 incident in downtown Holland, jail records show.
Police were trying to talk to Armstrong about alleged threats made to his ex-girlfriend in Wyoming and other acquaintances and received a tip that his vehicle was in a parking lot at Ninth Street and College Avenue. Armstrong approached officers and then fled while flashing a handgun.
Police said that during a brief pursuit, Armstrong turned and pointed a .380 handgun at two officers. No one was injured.
Records show Armstrong is to be sentenced Dec. 30. He is lodged in Ottawa County Jail on a $30,000 cash or surety bond, records show.
Armstrong was fired from the Wyoming Police Department in 2011 for allegedly using two derogatory terms in reference to African Americans while with other officers in a report writing room, according to information previously obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. He had worked for the department for 26 years.