Crime & Safety

5 Arrested In Nassau After 1 Pointed Gun At Driver: Police

Five people face weapon charges after police say one of them pointed a gun at a driver on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola.

Five people, one a minor, were arrested in Mineola after one pointed a gun at a driver on Thursday.
Five people, one a minor, were arrested in Mineola after one pointed a gun at a driver on Thursday. (Nassau County Police Department)

MINEOLA, NY β€” Nassau police say five people were arrested Thursday and charged in Mineola for criminal possession of a weapon after one pointed a gun at a man while they were both driving on Jericho Turnpike.

According to police reports, a 23-year-old man called police after the driver of an Acura MDX pointed a gun at him on Jericho Turnpike near Willis Avenue, then fled. Police found the suspect's car on Holly Avenue, and all five occupants were arrested.

Four were adults: Darryl Walker, 27, of Amityville; Inaya Rabsatt, 22, of Uniondale; Lamel Robinson, 29, of Copiague and Alexis Clark, 25, of Buffalo. A 16-year-old girl was also arrested.

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Walker is also being charged with criminal use of a firearm and menacing.

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