Daniel Karpen Removed By Police From Town Hall Meeting

Update:

Suffolk County Police arrested Daniel Karpen for biting a police officer on her arm at a town meeting in Huntington this evening.

Before entering a meeting room at Huntington Town Hall, located at 110 East Main St., a public safety official asked to search Daniel Karpen’s backpack at approximately 6:40 p.m.  Karpen refused and was asked to step outside but he ran into a meeting room where people were gathered to discuss a construction project in Elwood.  Second Precinct officers who were at the town hall attempted to handcuff Karpen who had caused a disturbance.  While officers were trying to detain him, Karpen bit a female officer on her arm.

The officer was transported to Huntington Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Karpen, 66, of Huntington, was charged with Disorderly Conduct, Criminal Trespass 3^rd Degree, Resisting Arrest and Assault 2^nd Degree. He will be held overnight at the Second Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on June 18.

Karpen is a “regular” at Town Hall meetings.  He is known to wear wooden clogs and bring all kinds of props usually to illustrate his displeasure with decisions made by Supervisor Petrone and the town board majority.  His props have included a duck from Heckscher pond and a can of worms. Karpen claimed that he had turtles in his bag.

Photo above: Daniel Karpen at a 2012 Town Hall meeting addressing the Town Board with turtles on the podium. Photo’s below from last night show the escalation.