Rye man charged with attacking taxi driver

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Tierney

YONKERS – A Rye man has been arrested and charged with attacking
a cabbie on I-87 near Yonkers exit 6.

State Police were called to the scene at 11:24 p.m. on Sunday, January
17 and learned that a highly intoxicated passenger, later identified as
Shane Tierney, 40, of Rye, had threatened the driver with a knife, struck
in on the head and damaged the partition in the taxi.

Tierney was charged with menacing, criminal mischief, criminal possession
of a weapon, harassment and disorderly conduct.

He was issued appearance tickets returnable to Yonkers City Court.




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