Nassau Man Attacked 2 Women, Tried To Kill 1: Police

ROOSEVELT, NY — A Roosevelt man was arrested Saturday after police say he attacked two different women, firing multiple shots at one of them in an attempt to kill her.

According to police, officers responded to a call at a home on Grenada Avenue in Roosevelt around 12:30 a.m. Saturday for a disturbance. Police say that Ronald Jackson, 37, of Grenada Avenue, got into an argument with a woman he knew. The argument turned physical, and police say Jackson punched the woman in the face multiple times, threw her to the ground, pulled her hair and threatened her with a machete.

As the officers tried to place Jackson under arrest, police say he actively resisted. After a struggle, he was placed into custody, and police say they found a loaded handgun in his pocket.

Police say that an investigation determined Jackson had been involved in another incident earlier in the night in Hempstead. Police say he got into a fight with a different woman on Bedell Street at 10:30 p.m. Friday. Jackson grabbed the woman, but she broke free and ran away, police said. As she was running, police say Jackson fired six shots at her from a different handgun. She was not injured.

Jackson has been charged with second-degree murder (attempt), second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree assault, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, aggravated criminal contempt, first-degree reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a firearm, first-degree criminal contempt, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing.

He was arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Saturday and was remanded into custody.

Court records show that Jackson was arrested on Jan. 16 and charged with second-degree harassment and fourth-degree stalking in a domestic violence case. A temporary order of protection was issued, and Jackson was released without bail.