Eighth Squad detectives report the arrest of a Bethpage man for an incident that occurred on Nov. 15 at 6:20 p.m. in Farmingdale.
According to detectives, 31-year-old Patrick Okula became involved in a domestic dispute at a Greenway Drive residence with his ex-girlfriend, a 28-year-old female.
As a result of the disturbance, Okula punched the victim and forced a pillow over her face, obstructing her breathing. The victim was able to free herself and attempted to call 911 with her cell phone. The defendant then forcibly removed the cell phone from the victim’s hands, to prevent her from calling 911 and forced the pillow over her face several more times before she was finally able to contact police. The victim suffered minor injuries and her 5-month-old son was present during the incident.
Upon police arrival, officer’s attempted to place Okula under arrest. After resisting, he was eventually placed into police custody. A subsequent investigation revealed the defendant to be in possession of the victim’s cell phone.
Okula is charged with second-degree attempted murder, second-degree robbery, two counts of fourth-degree criminal mischief, criminal obstruction of breathing/blood circulation, endangering the welfare of a child and resisting arrest.
He was arraigned on Nov. 16 in Mineola.
-Submitted by the Nassau County Police Department
