Assault arrest in Bethpage


Nassau County Police arrested a Bethpage man for assault in connection with a domestic incident on Tuesday, July 19th.

According to police, at 3:10 p.m. officers responded to the Eighth Precinct Stationhouse  in Bethpage for a domestic incident.  Police say that a 35 year old man arrived at the scene behaving highly aggressive toward the officers and the female victim, 37, who was already present at the stationhouse.  They say that while they attempted to place Reardon under arrest, he resisted and refused to comply with verbal commands.  Two officers sustained injuries during the course of the arrest.  Both officers were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The female victim’s 3-year-old daughter and 3-month-old son were present during the incident. The female victim and both juveniles were not injured.

The man was charged with two counts of Assault 2nd Degree, two counts of Criminal Contempt 2nd Degree, two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Obstructing Governmental Administration and Resisting Arrest.

Editor’s note, January 25, 2024: The charges against the arrested man were later reduced to a single misdemeanor of Creating a Hazardous Condition, to which he pleaded guilty. We have redacted his name and photo from this account. 

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