SUFFOLK SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTS FLEEING MAN FOR CRIMINAL POSSESSION AND ASSAULTING AN OFFICER

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May 15, 2026

SUFFOLK SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTS FLEEING MAN FOR CRIMINAL POSSESSION AND ASSAULTING AN OFFICER

Ghost Plate Enforcement Detail Leads to Drug Charge

(MORICHES, NY) — On Thursday, May 14, at approximately 8:15PM, Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs arrested a Manorville man on charges including criminal possession of a controlled substance and assaulting a police officer after he allegedly fled from deputies during a ghost plate enforcement detail in Moriches. 

Bashir Shekid, 34, of Manorville, was stopped by Deputy Sheriffs working a ghost plate enforcement detail after they observed the white Ford E-350 he was operating displaying a California license plate and no front plate. Deputies determined the vehicle was unregistered, uninsured, uninspected, and displaying improper license plates, and were in the process of issuing summonses when Shekid allegedly fled the traffic stop. Deputy Sheriffs later located the vehicle and apprehended the defendant. During the arrest, a Deputy Sheriff sustained injuries after Shekid allegedly resisted arrest and assaulted the officer.  A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the recovery of a white powdery substance that tested positive for approximately 260,000 milligrams of ketamine, according to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Bureau. 

“Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs put themselves in harm’s way every day to keep our roads and communities safe. Ghost plates are often used to conceal criminal activity and evade law enforcement, making this task force so important. I commend our Deputy Sheriffs for their professionalism and work in safely apprehending this individual, and I am grateful that the injured Officer was not seriously hurt,” said Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr. 

Shekid was charged with: 

Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, 4th Degree – C Felony 

Assault, 2nd Degree – D Felony 

Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs: Prior Conviction Within 10 Years  - E Felony 

Obstructing Governmental Administration, 2nd Degree – A Misdemeanor 

Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer, 3rd Degree – A Misdemeanor 

Resisting Arrest – A Misdemeanor 

Reckless Driving – Misdemeanor 

Other VTL infractions 

 For more information, please visit SuffolkSheriff.com or email SheriffPIO@SuffolkCountyny.gov.   

 All information contained in this release has been provided for general informational purposes only. To the extent that pending criminal matters are discussed, all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.