Edited by: TJVNews.com
In the aftermath of the vicious attack on two NYPD officers in Brooklyn on Saturday morning in which Lionel Virgile, 44, threw a Molotov cocktail and bleach at them from his car. it has now been reported by the New York Post that the ex-wife of the driver has claimed that he suffers from bipolar disorder and has been off his medication for two years.
The East Flatbush attack was caught on one of the officers body camera. The Post reported that following his arrest, Virgile was transferred to federal law enforcement .
As of early Sunday, Virgile remained under investigation and he was initially charged with the possession of a destructive device, according to the Post report
When approached by officers while in his 2000 Lincoln Town car at Clarendon Road and East 45th Street in Brooklyn, Virgile allegedly threw the contents of a cup holding a “caustic liquid substance” at an office, as was reported by the NY Post. As a result of the attack the officer was brought to a local hospital where he was treated for burns.
Speaking to the New York Post, Virgile’s ex-wife, Marie Theodate told them that her ex is in desperate need of help due to his alleged psychological illness.
Theodate told the Post that, “He’s not a violent person,” normally, but “when he’s off his meds, that’s it. He’s been off his meds for almost two years now.”
The Post reported that police officers then pulled Virgile over at Snyder Avenue hear Kings Highway, according to the Post, At that juncture, Virgile allegedly got out of the car and threw a lit Molotov cocktail at the police car, according to a spokesman for the NYPD.
When responding cops next pulled Virgile over at Snyder Avenue near Kings Highway, the suspect stopped the car, got out, and threw a lit Molotov cocktail at the police car, an NYPD spokesman said. Police also said that the Molotov cocktail was made from a vodka bottle and harmlessly bounced off the car. The officers escaped injury, as was reported by the NY Post.
When speaking to the Post on Sunday morning, Theodate issued an apology for the actions of her ex. “I’m really sorry about that because that’s a really bad thing that he did,” she told The Post. “You cannot attack an officer because they are the ones that protect us. I’m really, really sorry about that.”
After 15 years of marriage, the union ended in 2008 when Virgile became ill, she said. According to the Post report, Theodate said that the couple lived in Connecticut and when her now ex-husband got into any trouble that the police there would bring him to a psychiatric facility so he could get help, as was reported by the Post.
