Lakeview man allegedly assaulted officers on 2 calls to 1 location, cops say
A Lakeview man faces multiple charges for assaulting police officers responding to separate domestic-related calls against him Friday and Saturday at the same residence, according to Nassau County police.
On Saturday the victim had called the police to report that Jair Dixon, 24, had been released from court after Friday's incident and was heading to the residence, where Dixon also lives, according to a charging document provided by the county district attorney's office. An order of protection against Dixon allowed him only to go to the home with a police escort, but he lacked one Saturday.
When an attempt was made to place Dixon into custody, he violently resisted arrest and two officers suffered hand and wrist injuries, a police news release said, adding that the officers were treated at a hospital and released.
The news release said when police found him, Dixon began "closing the bathroom door and not allowing access to his location."
When the officers tried to arrest him, he was "clenching his arms and pulling them towards his body as well as flailing his arms."
Dixon was arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead for Saturday's incident on charges of assault, obstructing government administration, criminal contempt and resisting arrest. Judge Andrew Engel ordered him jailed on $7,500 cash or $15,000 bond bail, according online court records. As of Sunday afternoon, bail hadn't been posted.
On Friday, Dixon had been arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer who was trying to serve an order of protection at the Lakeview residence, police said.
Dixon pushed a stool up against the front door to block entry, court papers say. He also, according to the papers, physically resisted, pushed an air conditioner off a window and punched a basement door.
At an arraignment Saturday for Friday's incident, Dixon was charged with obstructing governmental administration, resisting arrest and criminal mischief for damaging property, the online court records show. The same judge that handled Dixon's Sunday arraignment on Saturday had freed Dixon on his own recognizance, according to the court database.
Dixon is represented by the Legal Aid Society, which doesn't comment on its cases.
Details about the domestic incidents including the relationship between Dixon and his alleged victim were not provided. It was also not disclosed whether Dixon was injured during the confrontations with the officers.
Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.
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