BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A professor accused of making a Nazi salute at a meeting told investigators his actions were "miscalculations."
Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Thursday announced the firing of Charles Meyrick. The school's president says the Nov. 2 disruptions at Manchester Community College happened days after the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre and unnerved many people.
A school report says Meyrick shouted "sieg heil," German for "hail victory," and gave a Nazi salute as a way to show meeting leaders their effort to silence him was tyrannical and wrong.
Meyrick told investigators he held the pose for more than 10 minutes because he needed time to contemplate how to get out of the situation.
Meyrick also told investigators he was willing to apologize and did not mean any harm.
