“Do we have to wait for [Thompson] to kill someone before this is taken seriously?” the disgusted Shea said.
On Sunday, Thompson reportedly struck Officer Kyo Sun Lee, 30, in the head with a black backpack holding a DVD player, adult videos and a small metal safe, according to a criminal complaint and police sources. The officer’s partner also found Thompson in possession of a black metal box-cutter, sources told the
New York Post
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Thompson faces three separate assault charges, including at least one felony, giving the judge the discretion to set bail. The suspect also was charged with weapon possession, harassment and resisting arrest, his complaint shows.
Thompson had previously served two years of a five-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to second-degree attempted murder for stabbing an NYPD officer in Forest Hills in 2008.