A civilian helped stop an armed suspect Thursday, who was fleeing from police officers in New York City.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York, the suspect, Jason Fleming, was arrested on March 16 after he brandished loaded firearms in broad daylight after a dispute in a bodega in Chelsea.
The suspect was arrested after a civilian, who saw him fleeing police officers with a revolver in his hand, stepped in his way and pushed him into a nearby fence. The civilian then held onto the suspect until NYPD officers were able to place him under arrest, video shows.
“ s alleged, the defendant illegally brandished two loaded firearms in broad daylight on a Manhattan street, one of which was a carbine rifle, frightening numerous New Yorkers, including a child,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said.
“Thanks to our law enforcement partners and the heroic efforts of a Good Samaritan, the defendant was apprehended before he could hurt anyone, and his weapons are now off the streets.”
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Streets of NY: Just now in nearly empty SDNY Magistrates Court Inner City Press covered the detention proceeding for Jason Fleming for brandishing two loaded guns in a bodega in Chelsea, then running and getting tackled by a Good Samaritan, here. Story soon pic.twitter.com/u0dNzvs5If
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) March 17, 2023
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