According to the release, Caledonia police recently learned of a second allegation that Schollmeier had pointed his firearm at another officer, in the months prior to the Nov. 22, 2008 incident.

Caledonia police then initiated an internal investigation and removed Schollmeier from patrol duty, the release states, and his police powers were suspended. The department then asked the Racine Police Department to investigate the allegations. Racine police gave the information to the Racine County District Attorney's Office, which issued the single misdemeanor charge Wednesday.

According to the criminal complaint, the Nov. 22, 2008 incident happened as Schollmeier and several officers were leaving the department. As they waited to punch out, some of the officers teased Schollmeier, the complaint reads, about his not being on the road because he spent so much time doing squad changeovers.

As the officers punched out and as they left the building, one told the investigator, Schollmeier drew his weapon and pointed it at the back of another officer. The officer said Schollmeier had the gun in his right hand, with the arm fully extended. The officer said he said something like "Now we're resorting to pointing guns at people?" to Schollmeier.