A teenager allegedly connected to the assault of a Harlem traffic agent, who was blasted in the face with a fire extinguisher last week, faced the music Wednesday.
Ammar Ahesheshi, 18, hung his head seemingly in shame while handcuffed as detectives escorted him out of the 28th Precinct stationhouse on May 29 to face arraignment on assault charges.
According to police sources, Alhesheshi was allegedly responsible for driving the gray sedan that pulled up alongside the marked police vehicle of an on-duty, uniformed 43-year-old male traffic enforcement agent on St. Nicholas Avenue and West 118th Street just before 7 a.m. on May 23.
Within seconds, cops said, a masked passenger rolled down the vehicle’s window and quickly unleashed a torrent of white mist from a fire extinguisher into the traffic officer’s face.
The teens sped away northbound on St. Nicholas Avenue, authorities said — leaving the agent with severe eye irritation. He was later treated at St. Luke’s Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital.
Sources familiar with the investigation reported that police were able to track the gray sedan used in the attack to a parking garage via surveillance cameras.
Officers staked out the vehicle and apprehended Alhesheshi as he attempted to enter the sedan.
During his perp walk at the 28th Precinct stationhouse Wednesday night, Alhesheshi refused to answer reporters’ questions about the attack while ducking the cameras and being placed into the back of a waiting police vehicle.
Alhesheshi was charged with second-degree assault; cops say they are still looking for the teenage suspect who sprayed the fire extinguisher at the traffic agent.
Anyone with information regarding that individual’s whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
