Wild New York: Latino amputated a police officer's finger by biting him after crashing four cars in Queens

Lenni Rodriguez Cruz, 28, bit off the tip of an NYPD sergeant’s finger in a Queens holding cell after being arrested drunk in a wild chase in a car with fake license plates. caused a multiple crash.

The chaos began Wednesday, shortly before midnight, when officers in the Jamaica neighborhood noticed a blue Nissan Altima with fake license plates driving on Liberty Ave. near Merrick Blvd., NYPD said.

Upon confirming that they were expired out-of-state plates registered on a different car, officers attempted to pull him over, he reported. DailyNews. The suspect, a resident of East Flatbush in Brooklyn, took off, flying down Liberty Ave. and then through Rufus King Park in downtown Jamaica. Several people moved out of the way of his vehicle as he sped through the park before going into traffic on Hillside Ave., police said.

The chase ended when Rodríguez Cruz crashed into four cars, including a police vehicle, on Parsons Blvd. near the Grand Central Parkway service road. They arrested him there, but the chaos continued at the 103rd Precinct.

“While he was housed in the cells of the facility, the individual [Rodríguez-Cruz] “He began acting disorderly and bit off a portion of a sergeant’s finger, causing serious physical injury,” the NYPD said. A photo shared by a police source shows the injured man at Jamaica Hospital holding the injured tip of his left ring finger.

Rodriguez Cruz was charged with driving under the influence, assault with intent to cause disfigurement or dismemberment and other charges.

He pleaded “not guilty” at his arraignment yesterday in Queens Criminal Court. All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.