Nassau County police charged a 16-year-old male for assaulting a police officer while he was being placed under arrest.
On March 8 at midnight, officers were dispatched to Lake Shore Drive in Massapequa Park for a suspicious male who was pulling on car door handles. The Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) assisted in the canvass for the suspicious person and observed a male matching the description fleeing on foot. As officers attempted to place the subject under arrest, the suspect began grabbing at his clothing and one officer sustained a severe laceration to his hand from a black switchblade the subject had in his possession. The injured officer was transported to a nearby hospital for
treatment and is in stable condition.
The 16-year-old is charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer and second-degree Assault. He was scheduled to be arraigned on March 8 at the Youth Section of First District Court in Hempstead.