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The DA said Nunez was on probation the night of April 10, when he was allegedly high on methamphetamines and driving a Mercedes Benz erratically with no headlights on. The wild driving is what led Suffolk County Officer Christopher Racioppo to pursue him on South Ocean Avenue in Patchogue around 10:45 p.m. that night. A Suffolk County police officer is fighting for his life after he was stabbed by a driver he was trying to pull over. Fortunately, a Good Samaritan jumped in to help save the officer s life. NBC New York s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
Sometime after Racioppo turned on his overhead lights, Nunez crashed the Mercedes he was driving into a Nissan where the roadway intersects with Brook Street. Then Nunez got out of the car and failed to comply with the officer s commands, officials said previously.
There Are NO Routine Police Stops-One Cop Miraculously Survives, Another is Killed
April 27, 2021
On April 10th of this year, Suffolk County Police Officer Christopher Racioppo was in his marked patrol car when he saw a 1999 Mercedes-Benz driving erratically with no headlights in Patchogue.
When Racioppo attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver, Jonathan Nunez of Centereach, allegedly sped off and crashed. Nunez climbed out of his car and ran into a neighboring yard, where he plunged his knife seven centimeters into the officer’s left thigh, cutting the femoral artery and a vein.
Retired Marine Guillermo Sandoval, who lives nearby, watched the scene play out and ran to the officer’s aid. He helped tie a tourniquet and get Racioppo into a police car.
Man accused in near-fatal attack of Suffolk officer faces 10 charges; had to be sedated following arrest
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Apr 28, 2021, 5:41pm EDT
The man who allegedly attacked and nearly killed a Suffolk police officer faced new charges Wednesday as more details about the incident were unveiled.
Jonathan Nunez, 25, is accused of stabbing Christopher Racioppo following a traffic stop and foot chase in Patchogue earlier this month.
The stabbing cut major arteries and veins in the officer s leg, causing significant blood loss. A doctor says Racioppo would have died if the artery that was severed had not been controlled within 20 minutes.