Overview
- Police say Jayson Heitner, 26, slashed a 60-year-old driver and bit his fingers after a collision on West Neck Road in Huntington.
- Heitner pleaded not guilty to felony second-degree assault at his arraignment, where a judge set bail at $75,000, with bond alternatives noted in court records.
- The victim was hospitalized for significant but non-life-threatening injuries and required multiple stitches, according to the criminal complaint.
- Heitner maintains he acted in self-defense, and his attorney says he intends to testify before a grand jury.
- Suffolk County detectives continue to investigate and ask anyone with information to contact the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.