The police officer in charge when suspect Naquan Thompson slipped out of his handcuffs and briefly escaped from custody has been suspended from the force, according to NY1. Though cops arrested the escapee about 10 minutes after he broke free outside Staten Island 120th Precinct on Wednesday, a 17-year NYPD veteran — whose name has not been released — will be off the job for 30 days. The 22-year-old armed robbery suspect got away as he was being walked to a police van. He led officers on a chase to the St. George Ferry Terminal, where he was arrested after breaking his ankle in a jump from a station ramp to Staten Island Railway property.
In case anyone missed it the first time around, here's ABC's video of Thompson's escape:
