An off-duty NYC deputy sheriff was arrested Saturday morning in Manhattan on weapons and menacing charges.
Police said Mackenson Vil was arrested at 3:22 a.m. by cops from the 34th Precinct, that covers parts of Washington Heights and Inwood,
Vil,38, also served as a special officer for some time, dating back to 2021.
Cops said that Vil was charged with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon, but gave no further details.
His arrest came at the tail-end of a tumultuous few days for the Sheriff’s Department. The Queens County office was raided Thursday amid a probe into the department’s handling of cash seized from pot shops, the Daily News reported at the time.
It is unclear if Vil’s arrest was related to the investigation.