A Massapequa man who served a reduced 10-year prison sentence for injuring a motorist by tossing bricks off a Uniondale overpass will be heading back behind bars after a Nassau County jury convicted him Wednesday of impersonating a police officer and gun charges.

Andrew Denton, 27, was found guilty after a two-week trial on two counts of illegal gun possession in the second degree, criminal impersonation of a police officer, driving without a license plate and unauthorized use of emergency lights on his car.

“We respect the jury’s verdict,” defense attorney William Kephart said. “We obviously disagree with it. We feel there are significant constitutional issues where Mr. Denton can prevail on appeal.”

Plainclothes Nassau police officers arrested Denton on Oct. 11, 2023, after they noti

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