NYPD Detective Accused Of Pointing Loaded Gun At Teens In Westchester Road Rage Incident: DA

Off-duty NYPD detective pulls loaded gun on 3 teens in unhinged road rage incident: DA

Det. John O’Connell, 36, was driving east on Route 6 in the town of Somers around 8:30 p.m. Thursday when he – like the teens behind him – came to a sudden halt because of changing traffic patterns, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.

NYPD Detective Accused Of Pointing Loaded Gun At Teens In Westchester Road Rage Incident: DA

The Putnam County 36-year-old has been temporarily suspended from the NYPD, according to officials familiar with the case.

NYPD Detective Suspended After Arrest, Yelling "I Have A Gun" Pointing Load Glock 19 at Teen Drivers in Somers Road Rage

On Sept. 2, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that a New York City Police Department Warrant Squad detective was arrested and charged with multiple offenses for allegedly menacing three 16-year-olds in a road rage incident last week. John O’Connell, 36, of Patterson, N.Y., was charged with one count of Menacing in the Second […]