Lionel Virgile, of Bridgeport Connecticut, is facing federal charges of possession of a destructive device after he threw a Molotov cocktail at an officer, the NYPD said Sunday.

Disturbing body camera video released by the NYPD on Saturday appears to show an attack on an officer by Virgile, who police said was pulled over for a traffic stop, got out of his car, and then threw an unknown liquid substance at a male officer.

The NYPD said the incident took place just before 8 a.m. Saturday near Clarendon Road and East 45th St. in Flatbush.

While the officer suffered minor injuries to his face and blurred vision, police tell NY1 Virgile drove off but was eventually arrested, when he crashed his gray Lincoln Town Car into a parked vehicle that had no in it.

"We've been living over here since the 90's and there's never been nothing this insane. I'm very shocked, very, very shocked,” said Selene Bee, who lives close to the crash site and who couldn’t retrieve her car for several hours, since it was parked on Snyder Ave, which was roped off by crime scene tape.

“I don't think anybody deserves that, and I hope the cop is okay, you know what I'm saying? I hope he and vision and everything is alright,” said Ramone Wright, who also lives close to the crash site.

Prior to the crash, police said Virgile's car was spotted by officers on Snyder Avenue. Police said he got out of his car and threw a Molotov cocktail at a police vehicle. He crashed into a parked vehicle, shortly after.

“I don't know what to say,” said Rafael Davoren, who lives on the block where the crash took place. "I mean it's a sign of the times, ya know? Sign of the times. I mean, the COVID virus, the economic times, it's we're just on edge.”