The Eighth Squad reports the arrest of a North Massapequa man for an Assault that occurred on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 9:25 a.m. in North Massapequa.
According to Detectives, Officers responded for a male causing a disturbance at a Mohawk Drive residence. During the course of the investigation defendant Stephen Reill, 24, of Mohawk Drive increasingly became irate, refused to comply to Officer’s verbal commands and a physical altercation ensued. Officers sustained injuries during the course of the arrest as the defendant was violent and combative while resisting arrest. Three officers were transported to a local hospital for treatment of their non-life-threatening injuries. The defendant was placed under arrest and transported to a local hospital for a medical evaluation.
Defendant Reill is being charged with three counts of Assault 2nd Degree, Criminal Obstruction of Breathing, Resisting Arrest and Obstructing Governmental Administration 2nd Degree. He will be arraigned on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead.