N.Y. Officer Stabbed By Former Officer-ex Marine

N.Y. Officer Stabbed By Former Officer
MATTHEW CHAYES
NEWSDAY, MELVILLE, N.Y.

An emergency services police officer suffered a stab wound to his stomach and arm in a Hempstead home Sunday during a confrontation with an emotionally disturbed former correction officer.

March 25--An emergency services police officer suffered a stab wound to his stomach and arm in a Hempstead home Sunday during a confrontation with an emotionally disturbed man, Nassau County police said. The injury is not considered life-threatening, police said.

The man was identified by police as Christopher Sargeant, 32. He is a former correction officer in New York City who was terminated March 12 for a medical disability, according to department spokeswoman Sharman Stein.

Neighbors said Sargeant served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Public records show that in 2001 he lived at the Marine base in Camp Pendleton in San Diego.
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