BROOKLYN, N.Y. — An off-duty firefighter with the New York City Fire Department was arrested Monday night in Brooklyn on an assault charge, police said.
The FDNY identified the firefighter as 49-year-old Nelson Merizalde.
Merizalde was taken into custody at approximately 9:05 p.m. within the confines of the 60th Precinct.
He has been charged with assault in the third degree.
Details surrounding the incident have not been released, and the investigation is ongoing.