(Long Island, NY) Suffolk County Police have arrested a Huntington Station man for menacing two Suffolk County police officers with knives in Huntington Station on Wednesday, June 17.
Second Precinct Police Officers Joseph Reilly and Michael Lavrovsky responded to a call for a domestic incident on East 20th Street at approximately 4:20 p.m. When the officers arrived, they were confronted by Kevin Jaime who was holding a kitchen knife in each hand. Jaime walked toward the officers in a threatening manner and ignored their commands to drop the weapons. The officers deployed their Taser on Jaime who was then transported to Huntington Hospital.
Suffolk County Police have arrested a Huntington Station man for menacing two officers with knives on Wednesday, June 17. Photo Credit: Chris Boyle.
Second Squad detectives charged Jaime, 21, of Huntington Station, with Menacing a Police Officer and Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree. He will be arraigned on a later date.
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