PICTURED: Armed man, 31, side-swiped by Long Island cops after holding a gun in the air and pointing it at his head is charged
PICTURED: Gunman, 31, swept aside by Long Island police after holding a gun in the air and pointing it at his head, faces charges
- Kiber Calderon aka Hanna Carillo, 31, faces 13 criminal charges
- Nassau police initially identified him as female, but later said he was male
- Video captured the moment Calderon was swept to the ground by a police SUV
A 31-year-old man who was swept to the ground by a police SUV in Long Island after firing a gun into the air in broad daylight has been charged with 13 criminal counts when police released his mugshot.
Kiber Calderon, also known as Hanna Carillo, carried the gun while standing in the middle of an intersection in North Bellmore, NY at around 2:20 p.m. Tuesday before pointing the gun at his own head.
Dramatic footage, captured by an onlooker, shows the moment when a quick-thinking officer knocked the man over with a gun by hitting him with their vehicle, leading to his arrest.
Nassau County Police initially stated that Calderon, of 454 Lexington Avenue, New York, was female, but later told DailyMail.com that he had “identified himself as male.” They said he also gave his age as both 31 and 33.
The department charged Calderon with felonies including third-degree endangerment, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and criminal possession of a firearm.
Kiber Calderon, also known as Hanna Carillo, 31, has been charged with 13 felonies after being knocked down by a police car while carrying a gun in the air on Tuesday
Police said they received multiple 911 calls for “a woman firing a black gun into the air near Jerusalem Avenue and Bellmore Avenue” as chaos unfolded Tuesday.
When officers arrived at the intersection, they found Calderon pointing a black and silver pistol at passing motorists and police.
Just then, a quick-thinking officer struck Calderon with the front passenger side of a patrol vehicle, causing him to fall to the ground with the loaded weapon.
The shooter suffered minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Detectives detain him as they further investigate what happened. They said he will be charged as “medically practical.”
Calderon faces three counts of third degree endangerment, first degree reckless endangerment, two counts of endangerment of a police officer, criminal contempt of court, two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance.
He is also charged with two counts of criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon second degree.
Nassau County Police said Calderon had been arrested in NYC earlier on June 8 this year for third-degree burglary and the following day for second-degree burglary and trespassing.
Dramatic footage captured by an onlooker shows the moment when a quick-thinking officer knocked the man over with a gun by hitting him with their vehicle, leading to his arrest
Nassau County Police Department initially stated that Calderon, of 454 Lexington Avenue, New York, was female, but later told DailyMail.com that he had “identified as male”
Police have charged Calderon with felonies including third-degree endangerment, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, and criminal possession of a firearm
There was no mention of any charges against the officer driving the SUV, while Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder praised the officer.
“I never quarterback my cops on a Monday morning,” he said.
“Police protocol is deadly physical assault versus deadly physical assault. That’s the law,’ Ryder said.
Ryder added that the officers on foot “faced deadly physical violence against civilians and themselves, and they used the vehicle to stop that threat.” The other option on the table is to grab the gun and shoot it. They didn’t.’
“They chose an alternative option… and probably saved people’s lives, including their own.”