PICTURED: Armed man, 31, side-swiped by Long Island cops after holding a gun in the air and pointing it at his head is charged

A 31-year-old man who was sideswiped to the ground by a police SUV in Long Island after firing a gun in the air in broad daylight has been charged with 13 criminal counts as police release his mugshot. 

Kiber Calderon, also known as Hanna Carillo, toted the pistol while standing in the middle of an intersection in North Bellmore, NY, at around 2.20pm Tuesday before aiming the weapon at his own head. 

Dramatic footage captured by an onlooker shows the moment a quick-thinking officer knocked the gun-wielding man over by hitting him with their vehicle, leading to his arrest. 

Nassau County Police Department initially stated Calderon, of 454 Lexington Avenue, New York, was female, but later told DailyMail.com that he had ‘identified as male’.  They said he also gave his age as both 31 and 33. 

The department has charged Calderon with offences including menacing in the third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, and criminal possession of a firearm. 

Kiber Calderon, also known as Hanna Carillo, 31, has been charged with 13 criminal offences after being taken down by a cop car sideswipe while he toted a gun in the air on Tuesday 

Cops said they received multiple 911 calls for ‘a female firing a black handgun into the air in the vicinity of Jerusalem Avenue and Bellmore Avenue’ as the chaos unfolded on Tuesday. 

When officers arrived at the intersection, they found Calderon pointing a black and silver handgun at passing motorists and police. 

It was at this point that a quick-thinking officer struck Calderon with the front passenger side of a patrol vehicle, causing him to fall to the ground with the loaded weapon. 

The gunman suffered minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment. 

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Detectives are holding him in custody as they continue investigating what happened. They said he will be arraigned when ‘medically practical’. 

Calderon is charged with three counts of menacing in the third degree, first degree reckless endangerment, two counts of menacing a police officer, criminal contempt of court, two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance. 

He is also accused of two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm, and criminal possession of a weapon second degree. 

Nassau County Police Department said Calderon was previously arrested in NYC on June 8 this year for third degree burglary, and the following day for second degree burglary and trespassing. 

Dramatic footage captured by an onlooker shows the moment a quick-thinking officer knocked the gun-wielding man over by hitting him with their vehicle, leading to his arrest 

Nassau County Police Department initially stated Calderon, of 454 Lexington Avenue, New York, was female, but later told DailyMail.com that he had ‘identified as male’ 

Cops have charged Calderon with offences including menacing in the third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, and criminal possession of a firearm 

No mention was made of any charges against the officer driving the SUV, with Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder praising the cop.

‘I am never going to Monday morning quarterback my cops,’ he said.

‘The protocol in the police department is that deadly physical forces versus deadly physical force. That’s the law,’ Ryder said.

Ryder added the officers on foot ‘faced down deadly physical force against civilians and themselves, and they used the vehicle to stop that threat. The other option on the table is to take out the gun and shoot it. They didn’t do that.’

‘They chose an alternative option … and probably save people’s lives, including their own.’