The issues in Captain Michael Byrd's background included a failed shotgun qualification test, a failed FBI background check for a weapon's purchase, a 33-day suspension for a lost weapon and referral to Maryland state prosecutors for firing his gun at a stolen car fleeing his neighborhood, according to congressional and police documents obtained by Just the News.
In 2004 — in the earliest event uncovered by Loudermilk’s investigation — then-Sergeant Byrd attempted to halt a car theft while he was off duty by brandishing his gun and firing two shots at a stolen vehicle in the middle of a suburban neighborhood, according to a Capitol Police Internal Affairs report reviewed by Just the News.
He then enlisted the help of USCP to help resolve the issue. The department attempted to provide Byrd a department issued shotgun, in case the background check “did not come though.” However, he failed the shotgun training, according to the documents reviewed by Just the News.
Byrd faced charges of “First Degree Assault" for firing two rounds into vehicles that attempted to assault him, according to an internal affairs report reviewed by Just the News.
“OPR noted that ‘based on the location of the shell casings and the angle that Sergeant Byrd alleged he discharged his service weapon,’ Byrd’s testimony that he fired at the vans as they attempted to hit him is ‘inaccurate,’” Loudermilk wrote.
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