NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -
A Metro police officer who graduated from the training academy less than two weeks ago has been fired following his arrest last weekend.
Robert Shouse, 39, is charged with aggravated trespassing and public intoxication after investigators said he tried to enter his neighbor's home while off duty on Oak Knoll Drive.
There, they said he knocked on a 35-year-old woman's door and said he was a police officer and needed to come inside.
The woman said Shouse appeared dazed and that a struggle ensued over the door as she tried to shut it. The door handle broke, prompting the victim to run from her home.
The woman screamed for help as she saw Shouse briefly enter the residence.
An on-duty officer arrived on the scene, saw Shouse outside the townhome development and took him into custody.
Shouse had been working with a field training officer on the East Precinct's overnight shift.
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