Trevor Bickford appeared before a judge for the first time from his hospital bed and was remanded into custody.
Bickford is charged with attempted murder, assault, and attempted assault and faces a mandatory life sentence if convicted.who were working a security checkpoint near Times Square on New Year's Eve, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday.
"I wanted to kill an officer in uniform," the complaint quoted Bickford as telling police. "I saw the officer and waited until he was alone. I said 'Allahu Akbar.' I walked up and hit him over the head with a kukri. I charged another officer but dropped the knife and I tried to get the police officer's gun but couldn't."
Prosecutors said Bickford purposely waited for a moment when the officers were alone and separated from the civilians in order to attack. Mayor Eric Adams said in a separate press conference that the three officers demonstrated how well the NYPD training regimen works when used in real-world situation.
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