(Hempstead, NY) The Nassau County Police Department’s Fourth Squad has reported the arrest of a woman yesterday from an incident that took place Monday, February 24, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. in Franklin Square.
Ivey Dixon is being charged with Assault and will be arraigned today, February 27, 2014 at First District Court, Hempstead.
According to detectives, a female victim, 38 years of age, was operating a Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) bus on the N6 line heading westbound on Hempstead Turnpike when Ivey Dixon, 27, of Hempstead, a passenger, became upset that the bus did not stop at an unscheduled stop.
As the bus approached New Hyde Park Road Dixon began to strike the driver in the head, according to Hempstead Police. The bus came to a stop and Dixon exited the bus, along with a young female child and fled on foot eastbound on Hempstead Turnpike. The driver was transported to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Defendant Dixon is being charged with Assault 2nd Degree and will be arraigned today, February 27, 2014 at First District Court, Hempstead.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Defendants are entitled to a fair trial with the burden on the prosecution to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
