A Brooklyn man was arraigned on Oct. 11 for assaulting a cop inside the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica by allegedly biting off his fingertip, according to prosecutors.
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A Brooklyn man was criminally charged with assault for allegedly biting off the fingertip of an NYPD sergeant inside the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica last month after he was arrested following a high-speed chase through Queens.
Lenni Rodriguez Cruz, 28, of Rutland Road in Prospect Lefferts Garden, was arraigned Oct. 11 in Queens Supreme Court on a 15-count indictment charging him with two counts of assault in the first degree; assault in the second degree; assault on a peace or police officer, fireman or emergency medical services professional; reckless endangerment in the first degree; obstructing governmental administration in the second degree; unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree; two counts of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; operating a motor vehicle while impaired by the combined use of drugs or of alcohol and drugs; reckless driving; operating a motor vehicle without wearing a safety belt; operating or driving a motor vehicle with improper license plates; operating or driving a motor vehicle without a license; leaving the scene of an incident without reporting.
According to the charges, on the night of Sept. 20, Rodriguez Cruz was observed by a police officer driving a blue 2009 Nissan Altima without a seat belt at the intersection of Liberty Avenue and Merrick Boulevard in St. Albans. When the officer, who was in full uniform and driving a marked police vehicle, found that the Nissan’s license plate was not registered to the vehicle, he turned on his lights and siren and attempted to get Rodriguez Cruz to pull over.
Rodriguez Cruz sped off, mounted a sidewalk and drove through Rufus King Park at 150th Street and Jamaica Avenue, scattering parkgoers who ran to safety, according to prosecutors. Rodriguez Cruz proceeded…
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