EAST GARDEN CITY – Police arrested an East Garden City man on Saturday, February 09, in East Garden City for reckless endangerment.

According to detectives, police responded to the Avalon Apartments at 998 Stewart Avenue for an unusual incident. The building supervisor had discovered a hole in the sheetrock of an apartment and damage to a pipe which had caused flooding in the building. The investigation revealed that the defendant, Raymond Marro, Jr, 49, of 205 Mitchell Way had accidentally discharged his AR-15 Stag Arms Model semi-automatic assault rifle on Tuesday, February 7, causing damage to the adjacent apartment. The officers secured the weapon and placed the defendant under arrest. There were no injuries.

Marro is charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon 3rd degree and single counts reckless endangerment 1st degree, and criminal mischief 4th degree.  He was scheduled for arraignment on Sunday, February 10.