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A former Bridgeport man accused of hurling a lit Molotov cocktail at police in Brooklyn on Saturday morning faces federal arson charges, officials said
Lionel Virgile appeared in Brooklyn federal court via teleconference Monday and was ordered detained by the judge
Federal prosecutors said the 44-year-old told officials he threw bleach at officers in the first traffic stop and purchased the materials to create the incendiary device with the intent to injure police officers
A former Bridgeport man accused of throwing a lit Molotov cocktail at police amid a series of violent traffic stops in Brooklyn on Saturday told authorities he intended to hurt the police that day, federal officials detailed in court documents released Monday.
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Lionel Virgile, 44, a Brooklyn resident, appeared in federal court and was ordered detained pending trial. The charge is in connection with the alleged hurling of a Molotov cocktail at a New York Police Department patrol car while officers were inside Saturday morning.
The attack occurred minutes after Virgile allegedly doused another officer with a cup of bleach in the face during a traffic stop, authorities said. That incident was captured on police body-camera footage. As alleged, the defendant deliberately sought to severely injure an NYPD police officer by throwing bleach at his eyes and to ignite an NYPD vehicle with officers inside by hurling a lit Molotov cocktail at it, said Mark Lesko, the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
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Lionel Virgile Accused Of Throwing Bleach In Officer’s Face, Tossing Lit Molotov Cocktail At Other Officers In Brooklyn
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) A Connecticut man was taken into custody Saturday after allegedly hurling bleach in an NYPD officer’s face and throwing a lit Molotov cocktail at others.
It happened around 8 a.m. in Brooklyn.
The incident started early Saturday morning when police pulled over a 44-year-old man for running a red light in the area of Claredon Road and East 45th Street in East Flatbush.
That’s when police say the man threw bleach in the face of the officer before speeding off.