The NYPD suspended him without pay after that arrest and then placed him on restricted assignment. Afanador was arraigned Monday by video in Long Beach City Court on charges of criminal possession of a weapon and prohibited use of a weapon. He was also cited for possession of alcohol, which is banned at Ocean Beach Park, for carrying an open can of Truly Hard Seltzer, police said. A woman stopped with Afanador was also accused of firing the pistol into the ocean. In 2016, Afanador was acquitted on charges he pistol-whipped a 16-year-old boy during a marijuana bust, breaking two of his teeth.

Source: ABC News March 22, 2021 16:26 UTC