Man Punched Police Officer In Face In Farmingdale: Police

FARMINGDALE, NY — Two men were arrested on Sunday morning in Farmingdale, including one who was accused of punching a police officer in the face, Nassau police said.

A large group of males was fighting in front of 247 Main Street around 3:20 a.m., police said. As the officers attempted to break up the fight, Jorge Ramirez Canales, 23, of Amityville, punched an officer in the face, police said. Canales continued to resist by flailing his arms and legs while officers placed him into police custody, police said. The injured officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment, police said.

Jamal Beverly, 23, of Massapequa, was seen fighting in the street and then was found unconscious in front of 274 Main Street, police said. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment, and while at the hospital, a substance that police believed to be cocaine was found on him, and he was arrested, police said.

Canales was charged with second-degree assault, resisting arrest, second-degree obstructing governmental administration, and disorderly conduct.

Beverly was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and disorderly conduct.

Both men are set to be arraigned on Monday at First District Court, 99 Main St., Hempstead.

Police said Beverly was previously arrested on Jan. 4, 2021, when he was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was released without bail following the 2021 arrest, police said.