NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- An off-duty corrections officer accused of smearing feces inside his tenant's apartment in Brooklyn was charged on Thursday, according to the NYPD.
According to police, 44-year-old Nigel Escalona was arrested after getting into a dispute with his 52-year-old tenant over an eviction notice.
The tenant also told police that when she came home, she found Escalona inside the apartment on East 83rd Street near Avenue K in Canarsie, from where she rented out a room.
The tenant reported that Escalona ran out of the apartment and she noticed feces smeared across the door frame, door handle, as well as on the bathroom doorknob, faucet, and doormat, the NYPD said.
Officials charged Escalona with criminal mischief.
An investigation is ongoing.
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