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A Sleepy Hollow police detective dodged a few bullets in federal court last week when he was acquitted by a jury of two civil rights charges.

However, Jose Quinoy, 37, a resident of Tarrytown, may have to face a second trial as one of 12 jurors caused a deadlock on the third charge where he was charged with punching and kicking a man in handcuffs who confronted the married detective about rumors he was having an affair with his 22-year-old daughter.

Federal prosecutors will be meeting with U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas on August 10 to decide if Quinoy should be retried on that count. If retried and convicted, Quinoy could still face 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.  more »