WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office says one of its deputies accused of having a weapon with him while drunkenly assaulting someone has resigned in lieu of being fired.
The former deputy, Erick McFerran, 34, was charged with carrying weapons, assault causing bodily injury and harassment. The weapons charge was dropped, according to online court records. McFerran was sentenced to a two-year probation sentence and a suspended jail sentence to last less than one year for the assault charge. He was also sentenced to serve less than one year in jail for the harassment charge.
Court records say Waterloo police were called to a gas station on Oct. 14 after someone reported an assault. The records say McFerran had assaulted one person. Waterloo police say McFerran didn’t display the handgun during the incident.
On Thursday, Oct. 27, the sheriff’s office said McFerran opted to pursue resignation rather than face being fired following an internal department investigation.
