Cagayan cop arrested for alleged indiscriminate firing
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MANILA, Philippines — A patrolman was arrested for alleged indiscriminate discharge of a firearm in Cagayan province, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said.
In a statement on Wednesday, the police identified the officer as Patrolman Jerald Sampaga, a 29-year-old male assigned to the Logistics Section of the CIDG’s Administrative and Resource Management Division.
Sampaga was arrested by Cagayan police on Tuesday afternoon, the CIDG said.
He was on official leave to visit his girlfriend in Santo Niño, Cagayan, the police detailed.
The patrolman was drinking with his girlfriend’s family when he drew his issued caliber 9mm pistol and fired a single shot into the air, according to the CIDG.
Police did not say when the incident occurred.
Sampaga was detained at the Santo Niño Municipal Police Station, the CIDG said.
Police further said Sampaga was relieved from the Logistics Section and transferred to the CIDG’s Personnel Holding and Accounting Branch pending investigation.
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The CIDG said it will assist the Santo Niño municipal police to probe Sampaga’s alleged violations of Article 155 of the Revised Penal Code, which pertains to alarms and scandals; as amended by Republic Act 11926, which pertains to the indiscriminate discharge of firearms.
