Posted on: August 27, 2024 02:00 PM

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Male arrested under Nassau County new mask ban

The NCPD reports the arrest of a Hicksville man for Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Nassau County Local Law 1-2024 Title 90-Mask Transparency Act that occurred on Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 7:54 p.m. in Levittown.

According to detectives, officers responded to reports of a suspicious male who was walking eastbound on Spindle Road, dressed in black, and wearing a mask to conceal his identity. Upon further investigation, the defendant Wesslin Omar Ramirez Castillo, 18, of 206 Division Avenue, continued to display suspicious behavior while attempting to conceal a large bulge in his waistband which turned out to be a 14” knife. Defendant Ramirez Castillo refused to comply with officers commands as he was placed under arrest without further incident.

Defendant Ramirez Castillo is charged with criminal possession of a weapon 4th Degree, obstructing governmental administration 2nd Degree, and Nassau County Local Law 1-2024 Title 90-Mask Transparency Act. 

Defendant Ramirez Castillo was arraigned on Monday, August 26,, 2024 at First District Court, located at 99 Main Street, Hempstead.

Castillo is originally from Guatemala crossed the open border in 2019 and is wanted by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Nassau County Executive Blakeman quoted, “This is just another example of how important it is to vet every migrant before admitting them into our country. Nassau is not a sanctuary county,”

The mask ban was enforced for protests and crime in Nassau County.