NYPD Officer Allegedly Pulls Gun on Colleague Inside Headquarters
What to know
- A 10‑year NYPD veteran was arrested after he allegedly pulled his weapon on another police officer inside the department’s headquarters at 1 Police Plaza.
- Police said Officer Quilbvio Espinal, 35, was taken into custody without incident Thursday night and charged with menacing after the alleged confrontation while he was on duty.
- The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating the incident, and Espinal was given a desk appearance ticket and is expected to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court.
A 10-year NYPD veteran was arrested after he allegedly pulled his weapon on another cop inside police headquarters, police sources said Friday.
Police Officer Quilbvio Espinal, 35, was taken into custody without incident and charged with menacing at about 10:45 p.m. Thursday, cops said.
Espinal, a 10-year veteran of the force, was on duty when he was accused of pulling his weapon on another officer inside 1 Police Plaza, the NYPD’s main headquarters, in lower Manhattan, according to police sources with knowledge of the case.
Details of what happened were not immediately disclosed.
An NYPD spokesman said that the Internal Affairs Bureau was investigating the case and declined to comment further.
Espinal was given a desk appearance ticket and is expected to answer the claims in Manhattan Criminal Court at a later date, cops said.
He was assigned to the department’s Information Security Office in February, 2024, according to his NYPD profile.
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