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Ex-cop in road rage video strangled another motorist - barangay official

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

MANILA — The former policeman in a viral road rage incident in Quezon City last month previously faced multiple complaints for alleged violence, threats, and intimidation, a barangay official said on Tuesday. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/03/23/gun-toting-ex-cop-has-yet-to-return-separation-pay-senator">Gun-toting ex-cop in viral video has yet to return separation pay: senator</a></li></ul>Wilfredo Gonzales, who brandished a gun during an argument with a biker on August 8, was the subject of earlier blotter reports for allegedly strangling and shooting two individuals, hurling expletives, and threatening some residents, according to Quirino 3-A Chairman Vergilio Dela Cruz. Dela Cruz listed the incidents during a Senate committee hearing, where Gonzales, a resident of his barangay, was present. Sen. JV Ejercito said Gonzales was named in 10 blotter reports, the oldest filed in 2018. In one report, Gonzales allegedly instructed a motorcycle rider seeking medical assistance from authorities to move his vehicle, Dela Cruz told lawmakers.&quot;Humingi siya (motorcycle rider) ng pasensya, bigla na lang daw siya sinakal... Ayon sa nakasulat, si Mr. Wilfredo, ito ang sumakal. Tapos nalaglag yung cellphone ng tao. Nabasag &#x27;yung cellphone,&quot; he added. (He apologized but was suddenly strangled. Based on the statement, Mr. Wilfredo strangled this person until this person&#x27;s phone dropped and cracked.) <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/29/23/ex-cop-in-road-rage-incident-faces-alarm-and-scandal-raps-from-qcpd">QCPD files alarm and scandal raps vs ex-cop in road rage incident</a></li></ul>In another incident, Gonzales allegedly issued threats after asking who was monitoring the barangay CCTVs. &quot;Nagsabi [siya] sa tao na sino ang nagmo-monitor ng CCTV sa barangay. Galit na patanong at may mura,&quot; the barangay chairman said. &quot;Sinabi, &#x27;pag natiyempuhan ko &#x27;yan, patay yan,&#x27;&quot; he added. (He asked who was monitoring the barangay CCTV. He was angry and used expletives. He said, &#x27;If I see that person, he is dead.&#x27;) Ejercito lamented the blotter reports and noted that in March 2001, Gonzales had served as a whistleblower on drug recycling at the Philippine National Police (PNP) and was even commended by a judge for his courage. Explaining his side, Gonzales said he experienced trauma and faced &quot;trumped up cases&quot; such as theft and coercion, after being a whistleblower.He also described the blotter reports as &quot;made up.&quot; Questioned by Sen. Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; Dela Rosa on an incident in which he allegedly shot someone, the former policeman said, &quot;&#x27;Yung nabaril ko, nag-amok siya, adik.&quot;(The person I shot was a drug user.) &quot;Marami talagang ibinato sa akin na kaso mula nang mag-whistleblower ako kaya ang pag-unawa ninyo ang hinahanap ko,&quot; he said. (There were many cases filed against me after I became a whistleblower. That is why I am asking for your understanding.) Gonzales was a policeman for two decades before he retired in 2016. He was dismissed by the Office of the Ombudsman in 2017 due to grave misconduct, after he whipped out a gun during a separate altercation.During the Senate hearing, he addressed his dismissal from the police force and said he was exonerated. &quot;Exonerated ako noong na-dismiss ako. Hawak ko ang authenticated copy. Sa PNP exonerated ako,&quot; he said, crying.(I was exonerated when I was dismissed for that case. I have the authenticated copy. I was exonerated at the PNP.) Dela Rosa, a former police chief, said he should raise his concerns to the National Police Commission as these should be discussed on a separate forum. <figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2791232" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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Ex-cop in road rage video strangled another motorist - barangay official

Job Manahan,

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Published Sep 05, 2023 04:17 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 05, 2023 06:27 PM PHT

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