Man who threw Molotov cocktail, chemical at NYPD officers may face federal charges
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Lionel Virgile, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, faces possible federal charges as investigators try to determine if he had been intentionally targeting police.
Video from the police body camera around 8 a.m. Saturday showed police trying to stop the 44-year-old suspect for running a red light.
Police say he threw a bleach substance at the officer then took off.
The officers chased the car until it crashed into another vehicle on Snyder Ave in Brooklyn.
Along the way, Virgile allegedly tossed a lit Molotov cocktail at the police car.
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