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Off-Duty Correction Officer Arrested in Queens

By DNAinfo Staff on March 31, 2012 1:14pm

Correction Officer Ernesto Santos was arrested March 30, 2012 and charged with menacing, criminal possession of a weapon and resisting arrest.
Correction Officer Ernesto Santos was arrested March 30, 2012 and charged with menacing, criminal possession of a weapon and resisting arrest.
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By Sarah Tan

Special to DNAinfo

An off-duty correction officer was arrested in Queens, police said Saturday.

Ernesto Santos, 31, of Queens, was collared at 1:25 a.m. on Friday and charged with menacing, criminal possesssion of a weapon and resisting arrest. 

Santos joined the city Department of Correction in November 2005 and is assigned to Rikers Island, officials said.

Niether police nor correction officials would provide further details of the alleged crimes.