An FDNY firefighter was arrested and charged with assault after he allegedly punched an on-duty NYPD officer who was guarding a hospitalized prisoner in Queens, officials said.
Abel Sencion, 34, punched the 32-year-old officer in the face late Wednesday at Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica, leaving the officer with redness, swelling and pain, according to a criminal complaint.
Investigators offered no clear explanations for the attack. Police officials said the two men did not know each other, exchanged no words and that there was no apparent motive. Law enforcement officials said Sencion appeared to be having a mental health episode when he began throwing punches…