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Two Nassau County police officers suffered injuries Thursday while attempting to arrest a Bellmore man accused of wildly swinging a sledgehammer during a domestic dispute, authorities said.
Police were called to a North Bellmore home about 4:40 p.m. after a 77-year-old man reported that Jason Franco, 34, had smashed his bedroom door with a sledgehammer following an argument, cops said. Fearing for his life, the victim dialed 911.
When police tried to take Franco into custody, he allegedly became combative, injuring two officers during the struggle, investigators said. The officers were treated at a nearby hospital, as was Franco, who was taken for medical evaluation.
Police later determined Franco had violated an active order of protection, authorities said.
Franco is charged with second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, fourth-degree criminal mischief, second-degree criminal contempt, obstructing governmental administration, and resisting arrest. He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday at First District Court in Hempstead.
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