Crime & Safety

Off-Duty Corrections Officer Arrested For Attack At Elmhurst Club

An off-duty corrections officer is under arrest for punching two women at Amadeus Nightclub in Elmhurst.

ELMHURST, QUEENS — An off-duty corrections officer is under arrest for attacking two women at an Elmhurst nightclub, according to reports.

Cotrina Theodore, 32, was at Amadeus Nightclub on Albion Avenue the evening of June 22 when she started arguing with another off-duty corrections officer and punched her in the face, the New York Post reported.

A bystander tried to break up the fight, but Theodore punched the person, according to the Post.

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Police on Wednesday charged Theodore with assault.

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