ONEIDA INDIAN NATION -- A former Solvay cop who pulled a gun during a barroom scuffle is not employed by the Oneida Indian Nation Police Department anymore.

Curt Francemone, 52, of Geddes, pleaded guilty earlier this week to second- degree harassment, a violation, for punching a man during a bar fight.

Curt Francemone in a 2003 file photo

The charge stemmed from an incident that happened around 1:15 a.m. on Feb. 14, at Bosco's Village Pub in Solvay. Video taken by bar patrons showed a man pointing a gun during a fight, though the beginning of the fight is not shown.

Francemone's lawyer said the fight began when a man at the bar used a vulgar term to refer to Francemone's wife. When she told her husband about the remark, Francemone punched the man. Security video from the bar showed the men separating, but then a crowd encircles Francemone and he pulls a gun, his lawyer said.

The district attorney's office said that the charge against Francemone did not stem from him pointing a handgun in the bar.

At the time of the fight Francemone was employed as an investigator for the 30-officer Oneida Nation police and had a permit to carry a handgun. On Friday Chief Joseph Smith referred comment to Joel Barkin, vice president of communications for the nation.

Barkin said that the Francemone was placed on leave while an internal investigation was done, buthe declined to say who did the investigation. Barkin said the investigation was complete and that Francemone was no longer employed by Oneida Nation police.

It was not clear if Francemone was fired from his job or had resigned. Barkin declined to comment further.

Francemone worked for Solvay police in the early 1990s before moving to the Syracuse Police Department for at least seven years. He rejoined Solvay police in 2002.