Wait till you hear this one: John Antoine, 86, faced criminal charges for “harassment” of New York City police—but the charges were dropped on Mar. 7. Last October, Antoine was standing in his own kitchen, in his own home, cutting up onions for a soup he was making. Enter the New York Police Department:

“The police came in and say, ‘You so and so, put down the knife,’ and I said, ‘Why are you coming in my apartment? What do you want?’ ” Antoine, a retired pipefitter, told The News. “They wouldn’t tell me.”

Antoine said he turned to place the knife on the kitchen table and felt pain in the back of his head. “I felt like I was dead,” he said. One of the cops, a sergeant, fired a Taser into Antoine’s neck — which is not a recommended procedure — and the leg.

Police took Antoine to two hospitals and in each case, doctors found him to be mentally fit. He was later charged with harassment for his refusal to drop the knife.

The NYPD said the cops responded in appropriate fashion. A police spokesman commended the sergeant for not shooting Antoine.