Georgia man fights and runs from Paramus cops, according to police

By Travis Tormey posted in Assault and Threat Crimes on Wednesday, January 30, 2013

According to NJ.com, a Georgia resident ran from a traffic stop and fought with local police in Paramus on Sunday. The 24-year-old man was stopped by Paramus police at 1 a.m. When he was stopped by the police officer, he allegedly poured a liquid (believed to be alcohol) out on the street. The defendant denied pouring anything out and told police he didn’t have any identification.

The defendant then took off on foot and was chased by several officers. When they caught up with him he fought with several officers before being handcuffed and arrested. Police later determined that the defendant had a “no-bail” warrant out of Passiac County for a violation of probation. He was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, and hindering apprehension.

Aggravated assault on a police officer is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(5)(a) which provides in pertinent part:

§ 2C:12-1. Assault

A person is guilty of aggravated assault if he:

(5) Commits a simple assault as defined in subsection a. (1), (2) or (3) of this section upon:

(a) Any law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his duties…;