Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives have arrested a Shirley man for stabbing and critically injuring an acquaintance during an altercation at an East Farmingdale amusement park.
Two men were involved in a dispute involving several people at Adventureland Amusement Park, located at 2245 Broadhollow Road, when Daniel Tomasky stabbed James Burns in the abdomen with a knife on July 7 at approximately 4:50 p.m. There was at least one child present at the time of the altercation. According to police, Tomasky and Burns knew each other.
Burns, 47, of Edgewater, Florida, was transported to an area hospital where he is in critical condition. Tomasky, 42, of 463 Helene Ave., was charged with first- and second-degree assault, thried- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. He is being held overnight at the Third Precinct and was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on July 8.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to contact First Squad detectives at 631-854-8152.