Crime & Safety

Lynbrook Man Convicted of Assaulting Bouncer at East Meadow Bar

Thomas King slashed security guard, causing permanent scars, Nassau DA says.

A Lynbrook man was convicted today of second-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor, for slashing a bouncer in the head, face and neck at an East Meadow bar last February.

According to officials in the the Nassau County District Attorney's office, Thomas King, 21, of Lynbrook,  was involved in a verbal altercation with security guards at  in East Meadow on Feb. 26, 2010 because they would not allow the then-underage King into the bar. As security guards escorted him to the parking lot, officials said King slashed one of them three times with a "sharp object." Nassau police arrested King on March 9.

The victim, who was not identified, suffered lacerations to the top of his head, right side of his face, and left side of his neck. Officials say the wounds resulted in scarring.
 
“This brutally violent attack has left the victim permanently scarred, and for that this defendant will face years in a prison cell,” said Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, whose office prosecuted the case.

Just how many years in prison will be determined at King's sentencing, scheduled for June 1. He faces up to seven years.

King's attorney could not immediately be reached for comment.


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