NYPD Det. Whips Out Gun During Brooklyn Steakhouse Fight: Police

Detective Joel Crooms was arrested for pulling out a gun in an Outback Steakhouse in East New York late Sunday night, said police.

Posted Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 9:43 am ET

EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — An NYPD detective who pulled out his gun during a brawl at an Outback Steakhouse has been arrested, according to police.

Detective Joel Crooms, 31, got into a violent fight with another man at the Outback Steakhouse at 501 Gateway Drive around 11:30 p.m., said police.

Crooms was arrested and charged with menacing and disorderly conduct, said police.

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