Asked his name, he responded, “Go (expletive) yourself.”

As reporters and cameramen gather, another officer arrives and uses his hand to lower the first officer's rifle, pointing it toward the ground.

Jimenez said Albers drew his gun after seeing what may have been a BB gun in the crowd. The officer asked a member of the media to move, he said. "The media person refused to cooperate, and in an attempt to keep the public safe, my officer used profanity with the public and told the media person that he was going to kill him if he didn't move," Jimenez said in an email. "We certainly do not condone the verbiage that was used and the officer will be counseled on his choice of words. The St. Ann Police Department regrets this unfortunate situation and hopes for a peaceful resolution in Ferguson. "

In a phone interview, Jimenez said Albers' had been suspended without pay and would undergo a psychological evaluation and sensitivity training.

He condemned Albers' threatening language, but added, "I stand by him if he felt like his life was in danger, if he thought someone raised a gun, which wasn't captured" in the video.