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Police: Ex-Con Who Nearly Ran Down Officer At JFK Captured In New Milford

NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- A violent ex-con who nearly ran down a police officer at JFK Airport was found hiding in a closet in New Milford early Wednesday, authorities said.

Port Authority police at the scene of Wednesday morning's arrest.

Port Authority police at the scene of Wednesday morning's arrest.

Photo Credit: Port Authority PD / MUGSHOT: Courtesy NEW MILFORD PD
Felix Urgiles

Felix Urgiles

Photo Credit: MUGSHOT: Courtesy NEW MILFORD PD

Three Port Authority police officers were approaching his stopped car on the roadway of Terminal 8 arrivals at the Queens airport just after 5 p.m. Saturday when 29-year-old Felix Humberto Urgiles gunned the engine, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said.

One of the officers had to jump out of the way of the speeding car and sustained minor bruises falling against another vehicle, Pentangelo said.

Urgiles then backed up toward the officers before fleeing onto the Van Wyck Expressway, he said.

The Van Wyck was closed for about 10 minutes during the search, which eventually led to a familiar landing spot for Urgiles -- Bergen County.

With help from their New Milford colleagues, police found him at a home in the 700 block of Princeton Street and took Urgiles into custody without incident around 8 a.m. Wednesday, Pentangelo said.

The injured officer was treated at a local hospital and released, he said.

Urgiles had been arrested on DWI charges in Orangeburg nearly 8½ hours later, after Orangetown police said he blacked out behind the wheel at the intersection of Orangeburg Road and Blaisdell Road.

He was already facing charges after police in New Milford said he smashed another motorist's window with a baseball bat, then cracked the windshield before fleeing a little over a year ago, authorities said.

Borough detectives arrested Urgiles after the victim got his license plate number and a witness snapped a cellphone photo of him during the Oct. 12, 2016 incident at River Road and Linden Place. 

Urgiles -- who has a history of assault, weapons and other charges dating back five years -- was released after a hearing.

SEE: New Milford Police: Bat-Wielding Driver Smashes Car Window, Windshield

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