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Teacher Busted for Playing Dice in Williamsburg Park, Cops Say

August 12, 2013 8:27am | Updated August 12, 2013 8:27am
Teacher John Maldonado was arrested Sunday morning in Williamsburg, cops said.
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NEW YORK CITY — Luck ran out for a schoolteacher Sunday morning when cops busted him during a dice game in a Williamsburg park, a police spokesman said.

John Maldonado, 28, was charged with promoting gambling and loitering after he was arrested about 9:30 a.m. outside of Independence Towers, according to the NYPD and the New York Post.

The Department of Education could not immediately be reached for comment.

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