Brooklyn Cop Arrested For Domestic Assault: Police Sources

BROOKLYN, NY — An off-duty Brooklyn police officer was arrested and charged on Wednesday afternoon for a domestic assault, a source from the New York City Police Department said.

According to the NYPD, Wilfred Guzman, 44, was arrested in the 61st precinct, which includes Kings Bay, Gravesend, Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan Beach at 1:39 p.m. Wednesday.

The NYPD police officer was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and assault in the third degree, cops said.

A source told Patch that the nature of the assault was domestic.

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