Detective arrested after allegedly pulling gun on fellow officer for microwaving fish at police station

A South Carolina detective was arrested and fired aft helium allegedly pointed his department-issued firearm astatine a chap serviceman wrong a constabulary station, with a study citing an apprehension warrant alleging the confrontation stemmed from the serviceman microwaving food successful a communal microwave.

Michael Debiase, 46, was a detective with the Myrtle Beach Police Department. He was arrested June 2, and charged with pointing and presenting a firearm astatine a person.

The New York Post reported, citing an apprehension warrant, that Debiase allegedly pointed the limb aft becoming upset astir different constabulary serviceman microwaving food astatine the station.

The Myrtle Beach Police Department announced that it had "separated employment" with Debiase pursuing an interior probe into the incident.

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Michael Debiase was arrested June 2 for allegedly aiming his limb astatine a chap constabulary officer. (J. Reuben Long Detention Center)

According to a connection posted connected the department's Facebook page, the alleged incidental progressive Debiase "removing his department-issued firearm from its holster portion successful the PD briefing country and pointing it astatine different officer."

The section did not specify whether the firearm was loaded.

"He was placed connected administrative permission instantly pursuing the incidental portion investigations were conducted by the Myrtle Beach Police Department's Office of Professional Standards and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Based connected accusation learned during the Office of Professional Standards investigation, respective argumentation violations were identified," the connection said.

The section said its employees are entrusted with "professionalism, integrity, dependable judgment, and respect for others."

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"This incidental does not bespeak the values demonstrated by the men and women of the Myrtle Beach Police Department each day. However, it does show our committedness to accountability and our willingness to code behaviour that falls abbreviated of our expectations," the connection continued.

"The Myrtle Beach Police Department takes violations of argumentation and nonrecreational standards seriously. We stay committed to maintaining the spot of our assemblage by holding our employees accountable and ensuring they uphold the precocious standards expected of those who service the City of Myrtle Beach."

According to South Carolina law, pointing a firearm astatine different idiosyncratic is simply a felony punishable by a good determined by the tribunal oregon a situation condemnation of up to 5 years.

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The Myrtle Beach Police Department wrote successful a Facebook station that they person 'separated employment' with Debiase. (Myrtle Beach Police Department)

Debiase was booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center successful Horry County and released respective hours later, according to tribunal records. No bail was set.

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A typical for the Myrtle Beach Police Department did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for further comment.

Debiase is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Aug. 14.