Westchester Insider: Westchester County Police: Armonk Man Charged With Attempted Murder of a Police Officer.

 

ARMONK MAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A POLICE OFFICER.

 

(Valhalla, NY) – Westchester County Police today charged a North Castle man with Aggravated Attempted Murder of a Police Officer in connection with an attack on a police officer in his home on May 20.

 

Joseph Spennato, 38, of 14 Hallock Place, Armonk, N.Y., was arraigned this evening at Westchester Medical Center, where he has been hospitalized since he was shot by North Castle Police during the attack on the officer. He is accused of using a 5-inch folding knife to try to stab one of the officers when they attempted to place him under arrest.

 

North Castle Police reported that their two officers, Sgt. William McClure and Police Officer Chris Costa, initially went to Spennato’s home at 12:26 p.m. to assist a 78-year-old woman who needed medical care. While at the residence, the officers encountered Spennato and knew that there were two bench warrants for his arrest.

 

When the officers attempted to take him into custody, he allegedly grabbed a knife and attempted to stab McClure, who was wearing a ballistic vest, multiple times in the back. He was then shot two times by Costa.

 

Westchester County Police were requested to take over the investigation, which it conducted along with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.

 

Spennato was ordered held without bail at arraignment and will be remanded to Westchester County Jail upon his release from the hospital.