NYPD detectives and officers from the Essex County Sheriff’s Tactical Response Team arrested a male wanted on a gun charge by New York authorities.
According to authorities, NYPD officers developed information that the suspect, Ramel Handy, 30, of Brooklyn, was living with a family member on Sheridan Street in Irvington and was likely armed with a weapon.
Authorities say, the task force arrived at the residence at 11 a.m. on Wednesday and surrounded the building.
The sheriff’s TRT team, armed with an arrest warrant, knocked on the door and were let into the home by Handy’s sister according to authorities.
Police said after searching the home, detectives observed the barefooted suspect, dressed only in his underwear shorts, jump out a first-floor window and into the arms of awaiting officers.
Police arrested Handy and escorted him back into the residence to put on his clothes.
Police say all articles of clothing were searched before they were handed over to the suspect.
A search of Handy’s coat, had officers discove and seize a fully loaded, .25 caliber, Raven semi-automatic handgun.
As a result of the arrest, police charged Handy with the unlawful possession of a weapon and resisting arrest by flight.
According to authorities, Handy was lodged at the Essex County jail where he awaits a bail hearing and extradition proceedings to New York on the prior gun charges.