Police took state Assemblyman Eddie Gibbs into custody Thursday after he allegedly interfered with cops as they pulled over his brother’s car in Manhattan, sources said.
The NYPD’s Strategic Response Group stopped the Harlem Democrat’s sibling as he drove in East Harlem around 1:30 p.m., according to sources.
It’s unclear what led to the traffic stop, but it apparently enraged the politician, sources said.
It’s not the first time Gibbs was caught in legal trouble.
He dealt crack cocaine in the late 80s before he was locked up on murder charges.
Gibbs spent a year in Rikers before working out a plea deal to reduce his charges to manslaughter for a shooting he claimed was in self-defense while his home was getting robbed.
In 2022, he became the first person elected to the state legislature who had served time in prison.
Gibbs was recently accused of illegally firing a former employee as he battled a health crisis that resulted in him losing his leg.
Ex-staffer Keith Lily alleged in a June lawsuit that Gibbs axed him while he was in a hospital for several weeks.
The East Harlem pol is closely allied with embattled Mayor Eric Adams and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.
Earlier this year, Gibbs managed to fend off a primary challenger backed by powerful Harlem Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) by a margin of around 500 votes.
Heastie helped corral support to defend Gibbs during the primary.
Gibbs was at the 25th Precinct as of Thursday afternoon.
He didn’t immediately respond when contacted by The Post Thursday.