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East Greenwich Police Officer Faces Simple Assault Charge, Pleads Not Guilty

By Lependorf & Silverstein

An East Greenwich police officer is charged with New Jersey simple assault less than a month after being commended for his arrest of a man suspected of threatening two women over 65. According to The Providence Journal, the officer allegedly assaulted a 21-year old customer of a local bar after a life sized artificial cow, located in front of the bar, was accidentally knocked over by the officer. An employee attempted to get names and phone numbers of any witnesses for accountability purposes when the police officer left the scene. The 21-year old male customer and the bar employee followed the officer to try and stop him from leaving when the male customer was allegedly assaulted by the officer. According to the policeman, he was unsure as to the reason he was being ?accosted? by the two and allegedly struck out in self defense...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on November 11, 2010 (boomark / email).