Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Domestic incident leads to arrest, charges, say cops: QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning at Solberg-Hunterdon Airport (N51), Readington, New Jersey

READINGTON — A Warren County man was arrested at the QuickChek New jersey Festival of Ballooning at Solberg-Hunterdon Airport on Saturday, July 26, police report.

At about 4:30 p.m., Lt. Scott Crater was on foot patrol at the festival when he became aware of a disturbance involving a male and a female, police said. They gave the following account.

Crater attempted to intervene but the 48-year-old man was uncooperative and refused to follow the officer's orders. Crater arrested the man on a charge of obstructing the administration of law.

Crater learned that just before his interaction with the couple they had been arguing, and the man had punched the woman in her face causing a visible injury. The woman was the man's girlfriend, and an employee at the festival, police said.

The man was charged with domestic violence assault and obstructing the administration of law. He was later released.


- Source:   http://www.nj.com

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