Man becomes combative in 7-Eleven, hurts officer, Nassau police say
Nassau police arrested a Farmingdale man early Saturday after he allegedly became combative and injured a police officer inside a Massapequa 7-Eleven.
Seventh Precinct officers were called to the store at 5570 Merrick Rd. shortly after 2 a.m. where, police said, they were confronted by Damiyr Abdullah Simpson. Simpson had gone behind the counter and was screaming at the store clerk, police said in a statement.
Simpson, 31, allegedly resisted when police tried to arrest him and injured an officer’s knee during the incident, according to police.
The officer was taken to a hospital for treatment as was Simpson who underwent an evaluation and treatment.
Simpson was charged with second-degree assault and third-degree criminal trespass. Police said he would be arraigned when "medically practical."
Vera Chinese joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.
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