SAN CLEMENTE – A Los Angeles police officer was in custody and facing a charge of making a violent criminal threat against a woman he had had a relationship with, authorities said Friday.

Dale Wayne Ziesmer, 48, was taken into custody Tuesday after he reportedly threatened a woman, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. The threat reportedly occurred in San Clemente.

The woman told a friend – another officer with the Los Angeles Police Department – about the threat, according to a statement released by prosecutors. The friend then reported the incident to the Los Angeles Police Department.

When Ziesmer arrived to work that day, he was disarmed by an officer.

According to court records, Ziesmer pleaded not guilty to the felony charge on Thursday.

He was being held in Men’s Central Jail in lieu of $1 million bail.

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