Lionel Virgile, Accused Of Throwing Bleach And Molotov Cocktail At NYPD, Facing Federal Charges

CBS New York

April 19, 2021

Lionel Virgile, the Connecticut man accused of throwing bleach into an NYPD officer’s face and a Molotov cocktail at other officers, is facing a federal charge for “possession of a destructive device,” CBS2 learned Sunday.

Virgile, 44, was led out of the 67th Precinct in handcuffs late Saturday night. He will be arraigned in federal court Monday, CBS2’s Kiran Dhillon reported.

Police body camera footage from hours earlier shows how the routine traffic stop escalated.

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