A Rockville Centre police detective faces hate crime charges following an incident in Manorville, prosecutors said Wednesday. According to authorities, on Nov. 3 around 7 p.m.  said John Murphy, 40, approached a cellular company subcontractor who was working at the the corner of Sylvan Court and Weeks Avenue.

Rockville Centre police Det. John Murphy is charged with a hate crime after authorities said he harassed a cellular service worker, using a racial slur. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

"The victim here was just trying to do his job, when the defendant allegedly harassed him and damaged his vehicle."

I feared for my life,” Derick Anhwere, 45, of the Bronx, said of the clash with Rockville Centre Det. John Murphy. “He was unhinged.”

John Murphy, 40, of Manorville, who is a Rockville Centre Police Department detective, was later arrested and charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime and aggravated harassment. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney released the following statement:

Suffolk County Police arrested a Manorville man on Nov. 13 for harassing and intentionally damaging a man’s vehicle in Manorville due to the man’s race.

A Rockville Centre Police Department detective was arrested for allegedly harassing and intentionally damaging a man’s vehicle because the man was Black.

A Long Island detective with the Rockville Centre Police Department was arrested and charged with a hate crime on Wednesday for allegedly using racial slur against a Black cellphone technician and damaging his SUV earlier this month.