Guillermo Sandoval, a U.S. Marine veteran, explained on Fox & Friends on Monday how his training helped rescue an officer from Long Island, New York, who was stabbed after an accident in which the suspect was involved.
Sandoval is admitted to rescuing the Suffolk County police officer who was rushed to a local hospital in a critical condition, where he underwent emergency surgery, according to police.
The injured Suffolk County police officer has been identified as Christopher Racioppo, by the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association (PBA).
Sandoval spoke on Fox & Friends on Monday, explaining what happened outside his home in Patchogue, Suffolk County, Long Island, on Saturday night.
Sandoval, who was home Saturday night, told host Steve Doocy that he heard a loud noise and went outside to find that a car had been turned on its side. ‘
He added that he had ” seen a Nissan crashing into a tree in my front yard. ‘
Before the accident, Officer Racioppo saw someone driving a Mercedes Benz unsteadily without headlights and when he tried to pull the vehicle, the driver, according to police in Suffolk County, struck the Nissan.
Sandoval said when he went outside, he saw a man in the Nissan who ‘looks like he’s fine’.
“He gave signs that he was OK,” Sandoval continued.
He said he “then saw an officer try to take down a suspect, who was the driver of the SUV.”
“The suspect acted as if he wanted to concede, but he used a swear word and basically ran to my backyard,” he continued.
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Sandoval said at that point he was running to grab a flashlight and when he returned to his yard, the “officer was unfortunately already down.”
Sandoval said there was a ‘riot in the corner of the backyard’, which he said was a fight between the suspect and another man who came to help, who was later found to be a retired NYPD. was an officer.
Sandoval said the former officer also stopped to help, he was able to look after the injured officer. Sandoval admitted that his military training began immediately. He said he ran back to his home to pick up a belt to use as a tourniquet for ‘deep wound wound’ under the officer’s groin, and was able to dial 911.
“By the time I came down with the tournament and tried to apply it, officials moved in, they helped me, they put two more tournaments on him, so there was [sic] three, ‘Sandoval said, adding that he then helped officers transport Racioppo to a sports utility vehicle to be rushed to hospital.
The Suffolk County PBA on Monday thanked everyone who helped Officer Racioppo and tweeted, “We continue to pray for the speedy recovery of PO Racioppo.”
‘Thanks to 5th PCt [Precinct] PO [Police Pfficer] Herbst and other responding officers for their swift action that saved Officer Racioppo’s life. Many thanks also to the two Good Samaritans who got involved. ‘
“I’m just glad the officer is alive and God bless him and his family and also the former NYPD officer who helped,” Sandoval told Doocy. “I thank him and I thank God he was there to help me with that too.”
Suffolk County police said the suspect, Jonathan Nunez of Long Island, was arrested after the “two Good Samaritans” and responding officers arrested the 25-year-old.
Nunez is facing several charges, including aggravated assault on a police officer, driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest. Police said he was admitted to a Long Island hospital and that he would be tried later.
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According to police, the driver of the Nissan was transported to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.