Crime & Safety
Queens Cop Fires Gun At Her Knife-Wielding Ex, Lands Behind Bars
An off-duty cop was arrested after her ex tried to attack her in their Queens home and she fired a shot to ward him off, police said.
LINDENWOOD, QUEENS — An off-duty police officer was arrested late Thursday after her ex-husband tried to attack her in their Queens home and she fired a shot to ward him off, according to the NYPD.
NYPD officer Johanna Eskerete, 43, and her ex-husband, Anthony Eskerete, started arguing in their Lindenwood home about 11 a.m. Thursday, police said.
The fight turned physical after Eskerete's ex-husband took her cell phone and pushed her, according to police.
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When he grabbed a knife and held it to her throat, Eskerete fired her gun at him, police said.
He fled the home uninjured, ABC7 reported.
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Eskerete, who worked for the NYPD's Brooklyn North office, was charged later that day with menacing.
Police charged her ex-husband with menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, assault and petit larceny.
Eskerete has worked for the NYPD since 2007, city payroll records show.
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