The Fifth Squad reports the arrest of a Queens man for an incident that occurred on Friday, March 6, 2026 at 10:50 p.m. in Elmont.

According to Detectives, a 25-year-old female victim was at the Fifth Precinct, located at 1655 Dutch Broadway, filing a Domestic incident report. As the victim was exiting the precinct she saw the defendant, Paul Mcewen, 50, of 17621 133^rd Avenue, who was the subject of the domestic incident, about to enter the precinct. The victim ran back into the precinct and requested police assistance. While the defendant was standing in the vestibule he started to pour a flammable liquid over his entire body. At this time two Police officers and one detective entered the vestibule and tackled the defendant to the ground. The defendant was taken into police custody and was transported by a Nassau County Police Department Ambulance to a local hospital for evaluation. A Nassau County Police Officer was also transported to a local hospital for injuries sustained while placing the defendant into police custody. No other injuries were reported.

Defendant Mcewen is charged with Assault 2^nd Degree, Attempted Arson 2^nd Degree and three counts of Criminal Contempt 2^nd Degree. He will be arraigned at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead, when medically practical.