Nassau Disturbance Leads To 4 Arrests, Multiple Victims Pepper Sprayed: Police

INWOOD, NY — Police arrested multiple people Wednesday night following a disturbance at an Inwood home, during which police said several victims were pepper sprayed in a home, one person suffered a cut lip, and one person jumped on a police officer's back.

It happened around 11 p.m. Wednesday at a Loretta Street home, police said. Ashanti Eskarge, 21, punched a 19-year-old woman in the face, leaving her with a painful laceration to her lower lip, police said. An argument ensued between two additional women and a 16-year-old girl, as well as Destiny Rodriquez, 19, of Inwood, police said.

At one point, Rodriquez and an unknown male approached the open windows of the victims' home and sprayed pepper spray inside, leaving them with substantial pain, police said. When police officers arrived, the victims informed them of the unknown male, who ran as a large group gathered around the house and yelled, police said.

Rodriquez was arrested and faces charges including three counts of second-degree assault, as well as fourth-degree criminal weapon possession.

Fahiym Rodriquez, 30, of Lakeview, was also arrested after police said he threatened police officers, saying he was going to "knock them out" around 10:30 p.m. When an officer tried to arrest him, Shawanda Eskarge, 36, of Garden City Park, jumped on the officer's back, leading to her arrest as well, police said.

Fahiym Rodriquez faces charges of second-degree obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest.

All four were scheduled to appear in court Thursday in Hempstead.