Brooklyn Man Carjacked Van Driver At Gunpoint: Police

A Brooklyn man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after police say he stole a man's cash and van at gunpoint in Valley Stream and fled the scene.

According to police, at 4:16 p.m. Wednesday, Jeremy Singleton, 30, of Pacific Street, was a passenger on a 2016 Ford Omnibus van that was taking people from Queens to the Green Acres Mall. As everyone was exiting, police say that Singleton stayed in the van and told the driver he wanted to go back to Queens. When everyone else had left the van, police say Singleton put a gun to the back of the driver's head and demanded money, which the driver gave him.

The driver pulled the van over and got out. Then police say Singleton stole the van and drove away. The driver flagged down a passerby and asked them to follow his van while he called the police. The two followed the van until Singleton allegedly parked it and fled on foot.

Nassau County police officers located Singleton in the area. After a brief foot chase, police placed him under arrest. According to the police, the handgun and the proceeds of the robbery were on Singleton when he was arrested.

Singleton is charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree criminal use of a firearm, and second- and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday in First District Court in Hempstead.

Photo: Nassau County Police Department