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Officers on patrol near the Americana Mall in Manhasset observed 18-year-old Brian Muy-Saquipella of Corona, Queens, littering outside his vehicle at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, Nassau County Police said.
Muy-Saquipella refused to be cooperative when officers asked for his identification and began to fight with officers, said police.
During the struggle, officers noticed a gun bulging from Muy-Saquipella's fanny pack around his waist, and he was placed under arrest.
Police said a second individual in the car, a juvenile, ran from officers and was found nearby with a third suspect, 19-year-old Davon Caldwell of Jamaica. The juvenile, according to police, was also in possession of an illegal gun.
Muy-Saquipella was charged with second-degree criminal possession, third-degree criminal possession, criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds and criminal possession of a firearm. He was also charged with the misdemeanors of resisting arrest and given a ticket for littering.
All three defendants were charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds and criminal possession of a firearm.
Muy-Saquipella was also charged with the misdemeanors of resisting arrest and given a ticket for littering.
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