Crime & Safety
Yorktown Man Accused Of Spitting Blood At Officer
The man had been involved in a fight and had to be taken to the hospital, police said.
YORKTOWN, NY — Police accused a Yorktown man of spitting blood in an officer's face. Yorktown police said Herson Camey, 23, of Yorktown, was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor. Police said, around 11:30 p.m. March 27, officers responded to a home in Yorktown to investigate a report of a fight in progress.
Police said one of the people involved — Camey — needed medical assistance for an unrelated issue.
One officer helped EMS personnel to take him to the Hudson Valley Hospital Center.
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Shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, while at the hospital, Camey intentionally spit blood in the officer's face and eyes.
He was arrested Thursday at Yorktown Police Headquarters.
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Camey was issued an appearance ticket and released on his own recognizance.
He is scheduled to appear in the Cortlandt Justice Court May 18.
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