"Mekhiel Saldana, 26, appeared in New York County Supreme Court on Sept. 17 for arraignment on three counts each of assault and attempted robbery for the unhinged incident on Aug. 25 in which he allegedly attacked officers and attempted to steal their guns all while he ran at them in the buff. Saldana seemed to explain his actions during the court appearance in an explicit fashion."
"According to the charges, officers from the 5th Precinct responded to a 911 call at Chrystie and Broome Streets at about 9 a.m. on Aug. 25. The report alleged that Saldana had been swinging while naked from a crosswalk light fixture while attempting to knock people off their bikes. When the officers approached him, prosecutors said, Saldana allegedy dropped down and began climbing a nearby car before leaping at them."
"Court documents show that Saldana then allegedly tried to reach for their guns and pulled them from their belts. He then bit one of the officer's fingers for over two minutes and only released the bite when reinforcements pulled him away. Twenty-six-year-old Mekhiel Saldana appeared before a judge for a Supreme Court arraignment for not only attacking three NYPD officers during an unhinged rampage, prosecutors say he also attempted to snatch the cops' guns."
Mekhiel Saldana, 26, faced arraignment in New York County Supreme Court on three counts each of assault and attempted robbery for an Aug. 25 incident. Officers from the 5th Precinct responded to a 911 call at Chrystie and Broome Streets around 9 a.m. He was reportedly swinging naked from a crosswalk light fixture and attempting to knock people off bikes. When officers approached, he allegedly climbed a car, leaped at them, tried to pull their guns from their belts, and bit an officer's finger for over two minutes. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital for evaluation and later allegedly lunged at a cop again.
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