Reputed gang member was arrested on gun charges and for injuring a police officer

Reputed gang member was arrested on gun charges and for injuring a police officer in Hempstead on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 3:41 a.m., Nassau Police say.
Village of Hempstead Police Officers and members of the Hempstead/Nassau County Anti-Gun Task Force SNAG – 7 responded to a 911 call for a disturbance with a gun on Main Street. Upon arrival, Nicholas Maxwell, 29, of Hempstead, pulled a gun from his waistband and pointed it towards pursuing officers as he attempted to flee the scene on foot, according to Third Squad detectives investigating the case.After a short struggle with police, Maxwell was arrested and police recovered a loaded .45 caliber Glock Model 30 from him. One Hempstead Police Officer injured his wrist in the struggle and was treated at a nearby hospital.Maxwell was charged with criminal use of a firearm, assault, menacing a police officer, criminal mischief, resisting arrest and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. He will be arraigned Sunday, Jan. 18 in First District Court in Hempstead.