Nassau Man Violently Resisted Arrest, Injured Officer: Police

LAKEVIEW, NY — A Nassau County man was arrested Saturday after police say he violently resisted and injured an officer during his apprehension.

According to police, officers responded to a 911 call at 4:50 p.m. on Sept. 24 for a disturbance at a home in Lakeview. A 40-year-old woman said she was in an argument with a man, who was at her home along with several other men, to fight the woman's 17-year-old child. One of the men pointed a black handgun at her before leaving, police said.

Police say the officers found the man — Xavier Kewley, 19, of Lakeview — at Harold Walker Memorial Park. Police say he ignored the officer's commands an ran off. After a chase, the officers found him and tried to place him under arrest, police said. Kewley resisted violently, police said, and injured an officer during his arrest.

According to police, the officers recovered a defaced Ruger LCP .380 handgun from the scene.

Both the injured officer and Kewley were taken to a hospital for treatment.

Kewley is charged with criminal possession of a firearm, second-degree criminal possession of a loaded weapon, third-degree criminal possession of a defaced weapon, assault of a police officer, second-degree menacing and resisting arrest.

He was arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Sunday, and was ordered held on bail of $25,000 cash or $50,000 bond, which was not posted. A temporary order of protection was also issued.