Cicero, NY -- A former Oswego police officer was forced to surrender his guns and pistol permit tonight after a road-rage shooting in December on East Circle Drive.

Mark J. Miller, 49, was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge for a misdemeanor by Cicero Town Justice David Bruffett. There was no fine and a $255 surcharge, which includes a DNA sample.

Miller said he was acting in self-defense Dec. 2 when he pointed his licensed semi-automatic at Robert Tifft, 42. But he claimed he didn't intend to fire the gun.

A bullet struck Tifft under an arm.

Miller was arrested and pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree reckless endangerment before his identity was made public. Sentencing was scheduled for this afternoon.

Tifft claims that Miller got special treatment as a former cop, an accusation that Sheriff Gene Conway and District Attorney William Fitzpatrick deny.

Prosecutor Frank Pelosi made a special trip for the 90-second court proceeding this afternoon.

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