The Seventh Squad reports the arrest of a Farmingdale man that occurred Dec. 11 at 2:06 a.m. in Massapequa.
According to detectives, officers responded to 7-11, located at 5570 Merrick Rd. for a disturbance. Upon arrival, the officers were confronted by a combative male that was involved in an argument with a store employee. As the officers attempted to place the subject in custody he became physically combative and resisted arrest. After a brief struggle, 31-year-old Damiyr Abdullah Simpson, was taken into custody. As a result of the struggle an officer sustained an injury to his knee. The officer was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
Simpson has been charged with second-degree assault and third-degree criminal trespass.
-Submitted by the Nassau County Police Department
