Arthur J. Lomando, 44, is being held in the Bergen County Jail on $5 million bail with no 10 percent option. Watch video
MIDLAND PARK - A former New York City police officer has been indicted for murder, weapons offenses, stalking, witness tampering and other charges in connection with the slaying of his girlfriend last year, according to The Record.
Arthur J. Lomando, 44, is being held in the Bergen County Jail on $5 million bail with no 10 percent option.
Lomando, of Centereach, Long Island, is accused of attacking Suzanne Bardzell, 48, with a machete-like knife as she pulled into the driveway of her Godwin Avenue home on Oct. 22, 2015.
Authorities say Bardzell had obtained a restraining order against Lomando, but he continued to harass and stalk her.
Woman fatally stabbed in driveway
Investigators say he smashed the window of Bardzell's Volkswagen and stabbed her several times. Bardzell was a special education teacher in Teaneck and mother of two teenagers. She died at the scene of the attack, her vehicle engine still running.
After the killing, Lomando jumped or fell in front of a subway train in Manhattan. He suffered severe injuries to his lower body and his head. Doctors amputated his limbs in an effort to save his life.
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