DEL.ICIO.USOff-duty cops charged with shooting up Lake Allatoona
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Monday, May 04, 2009
Two off-duty Atlanta Police Department officers were arrested early Monday morning in Cherokee County, charged with reckless conduct for shooting dozens of bullets into Lake Allatoona.
At around 1 a.m. Cherokee 911 received several calls complaining about the gunfire. Deputies were dispatched to the Allatoona shoreline, and one reported a bullet landed just 15 feet away from where he stood, said Cherokee Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jay Baker.
Courtesy of Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
Dan Rasmussen, 43, remained in custody Monday.
“There were people fishing in the area at the time,” he said.
The shots were traced to the Cedar Drive home of Atlanta police officer Dan Rasmussen, 43. Fellow cop Chad Armstrong, 31, was also charged, as was Rasmussen’s wife, Toni Rasmussen, 43. Baker said she was charged with obstruction after failing to comply with Cherokee deputies. A fourth man, Robert Terza, 22, was also charged with reckless conduct.
Deputies seized 10 firearms from the Rasmussen home.
Rasmussen and Armstrong have been suspended with pay by the Atlanta Police Department. Internal affairs officers were dispatched to the scene Monday afternoon, Baker said.
All of the suspects were released on bond.
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