DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News has learned a DeKalb County police officer who pulled a gun on a group of teens, had remained on the job for decades despite serious mental health problems. Detective Scott Biumi resigned shortly after the incident in April 2013 and pleaded guilty in December. He told the judge he “just snapped” when he threatened the teens at a Forsyth County McDonalds drive-thru. The judge sentenced him to 10 years on probation and no jail time. If it was me who pulled a gun on somebody, I would be in jail right now, Ryan Mash told Channel 2 investigative reporter Jodie Fleischer. Mash said he was sitting behind the wheel of his pickup truck, waiting on a food order, when he was suddenly staring down the barrel of Biumis gun. I was terrified, Mash remembered. The second I saw the gun I blacked out. Surveillance video captured Biumi, then a 25-year veteran of DeKalb Police, confronting the teens with his county-issued weapon after waiting a long time for his food order. He said he thought the teens were just chatting with McDonalds employees and delaying the drive-thru line. He goes, There are some crazy people in this world. You never know who youre messing with, and thats when he put the gun in my face, Mash said. Biumi was arrested. He lost his job and his police certification. During his plea hearing, the former detective told the judge of his 25-year battle with mental illness, including major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress, major anxiety disorder and suicidal tendencies. He said his treatment included serious medications and even electroshock therapy. Someone who disassociates themselves from the reality of the circumstance is a person you give a gun and expect to enforce the laws? I mean its disturbing to say the least, said Mashs attorney, Mark Bullman. Story: wsbtv/news/news/local/officer-who-pulled-gun-teens-had-history-mental-il/nfFXH/
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 15:25:45 +0000
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