STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege that an off-duty NYPD detective grabbed a woman by the hair and pulled her to the ground in a domestic incident on Staten Island’s South Shore.
Daniel Magrino, 36, was arrested around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, in the 123rd Precinct, the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information wrote in a statement.
The victim was a woman previously known to the defendant, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.
The criminal complaint alleges that Magrino snatched the victim’s cell phone so that she could not contact emergency services.
According to the criminal complaint, Magrino used his body to block and push the victim away when she tried to exit through the front door and the garage. She was at the front door when she was brought down to the ground by the defendant.
“You’re not leaving,” the criminal complaint quoted Magrino as saying to the victim. “We need to talk. We need to talk. Stop.”
The victim suffered swelling and pain in the left wrist, according to the criminal complaint.
Magrino has been charged with misdemeanors that include assault, aggravated harassment, criminal mischief, unlawful imprisonment and harassment, according to the criminal complaint.
The defendant has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has been released on his own recognizance. He is due back in state Criminal Court in St. George on June 22, according to public records.
Magrino, who lives in Pleasant Plains, first joined the NYPD in 2017 and was promoted to detective in 2023. He most recently was assigned to the Central Robbery Division, according to public records.
The detective has been suspended without pay, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.
An attorney for the defendant did not immediately respond to a request for comment.