#Cops tase, arrest man threatening them with knife in midtown

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Police officers tased and arrested a man who was threatening them with a knife in Midtown in the early hours of Saturday
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Police officers tased and arrested a man who was threatening them with a knife in Midtown in the early hours of Saturday, sources told The Post.

Sammie Williams, 29, of the Bronx, allegedly approached three cops in an unmarked police car near 32nd Street and Park Avenue at around 1:30 a.m., the sources said.

When he discovered the three were cops he became belligerent and started yelling.

“I’ll kill you. I’m a Crip and I don’t care that you’re a cop,” Williams allegedly said.

As one of the officers got out of the car, Williams allegedly brandished an illegal gravity knife as he continued to threaten the police.

Two officers drew their guns as the third cop, a sergeant, tased him.

Williams, who has 33 prior arrests, was arrested and taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. One officer suffered pain to the right hand, the sources said.

Willaims faces charges for threatening a police officer, making terroristic threats and possession of a criminal weapon, police said.