Man Beat Officers With Dumbbell During Arrest: Police

A Nassau man was arrested Monday evening after police say he attacked a fellow resident at a group home and then three police officers.

According to police, officers responded to a group home on West John Street in Hicksville just before 5 p.m. When they arrived, they were met by a 59-year-old man who told them that he had been assaulted by another resident of the home. The officers found the man, Anthony Robinson, 58, in his bedroom.

When he was confronted by the officers, police say Robinson raised a metal dumbbell above his head in a threatening manner. When the officers attempted to get control of Robinson, police say he started hitting them with the dumbbell, striking one officer in the head several times. After a struggle, police say they were able to place Robinson under arrest.

All three police officers were taken to a nearby hospital and treated for head, back, hand and knee injuries. The 59-year-old victim was also taken to a hospital for treatment of a facial injury.

Robinson was charged with three counts of second-degree assault, third-degree assault, resisting arrest, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday in First District Court in Hempstead.

Photo courtesy Nassau County Police Department