UC Davis Pepper-Spraying Cop Becomes Latest Internet Joke

DAVIS (AP) — The UC Davis police officer who casually swept a line of campus protesters with pepper spray is now sweeping the Internet as the latest meme.

The heavy-set, mustachioed officer decked in riot gear sparked outrage last week when he was captured on video dousing the faces of sitting Occupy protesters.

Now he's known online as the Pepper Spraying Cop, shown stinging the eyes of famous figures throughout history and fiction. Digitally altered photos show the cop spraying everyone from Jesus at the Last Supper to a baby being held by President George W. Bush.

The university has declined to release the name of the officer. Chancellor Linda Katehi announced Sunday that the department's police chief and two officers have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.