What to Know
- The arrest of a Staten Island man whose girlfriend accused him of holding her captive in their home, repeatedly raping and beating her this week led investigators to a scene that ultimately drew the bomb squad, two top police officials said Thursday.
- The man was taken into custody Tuesday, a day after senior law enforcement officials said the woman met officers at the NYPD 120th Precinct station in Richmond Terrace. They requested a search warrant, given the nature of her complaints, and went to the property the next day, Wednesday, to deliver it, officials said.
- When they got there, they met another man who claimed to live in the place and asked him to leave. He allegedly told them that he had to get his young children off the bus first, and investigators discovered a short time later that they were not his children, but rather related to the man who was initially arrested.
NEW YORK — The arrest of a Staten Island man whose girlfriend accused him of holding her captive in his home, repeatedly raping her and beating her this week led investigators to a scene that ultimately drew the bomb squad, two top state officials said Thursday. police.
The man was taken into custody Tuesday, a day after senior law enforcement officials said the woman met officers at the NYPD 120th Precinct station in Richmond Terrace. They requested a search warrant, given the nature of her complaints, and went to the property the next day, Wednesday, to deliver it, officials said.
When they got there, they met another man who claimed to live in the place and asked him to leave. He allegedly told them that he had to get his young children off the bus first, and investigators discovered a short time later that they were not his children, but rather related to the man who was initially arrested.
The second man was also arrested on child endangerment charges and taken to the same police station.
While processing the scene, detectives found multiple chemicals and what appeared to be a pipe bomb, according to officials. The Bomb Squad was called and removed what it described as a suspicious device, they added.
The city’s Department of Environmental Protection sent personnel to check the containers of chemicals, which turned out to be commercially available substances, the senior officials said. It was unclear what chemicals were involved, but authorities said they needed to be removed from the property and properly disposed of.
A 3D printer was also found, along with a presumably inoperable ghost gun, senior officials said.
Investigators were expected to return to the scene Thursday for further processing.
No other details were immediately available.
