QUEENS, N.Y. — An off-duty New York City Department of Sanitation employee was arrested Saturday afternoon and charged with assault, police said.
Henry Ortiz, 51, was taken into custody at approximately 4:56 p.m. within the confines of the 112th Precinct, which covers parts of Forest Hills and Rego Park. The NYPD said Ortiz was off duty at the time of the incident.
He is charged with assault in the third degree. No additional details were released about the circumstances of the alleged assault or the identity of the victim.
Ortiz is employed by the Department of Sanitation, but the department has not issued a public statement regarding the arrest.
The investigation is ongoing and no further information has been provided by authorities.
An off-duty NYC sanitation worker was arrested Saturday in Queens on a misdemeanor assault charge.
