Man Told Officers 'You're Going To Have To Shoot Me:' Nassau PD

INWOOD, NY — A Brooklyn man was arrested Friday after Nassau police say he stole a car, and then told officers that they were going to have to shoot him.

According to police, officers responded to an alarm at Carvana, located at 40 Sheridan Boulevard in Inwood, at 12:40 a.m. Friday. When they arrived, the officers saw the garage door was open and several lights were on inside. As they were checking the outside of the building, police say a silver Infiniti that was inside the lot drove through the locked fence and turned right onto Sheridan Boulevard.

The officers gave chase and managed to pull the car over near the intersection of Doughty Boulevard and Nassau Expressway, police said. According to police, the driver — Eric Lawson, 24, of Miller Avenue, Brooklyn — got out of the car and began shouting at the officers, "Shoot me. you're going to have to shoot me."

The officers were able to deescalate the situation and Lawson was eventually placed under arrest without incident. No one was injured.

Lawson is charged with third-degree burglary, second-degree criminal mischief, third-degree grand larceny, fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, fourth-degree criminal mischief and unlawful fleeing of a police officer. He was arraigned on Saturday and released on his own recognizance. He is due back in court on Jan. 20.