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Hackettstown Choking Incident Leads to Disorderly Conduct Charges

By Lependorf & Silverstein

A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly choking another man while ordering food at a Quick Check store. According to The Warren Reporter, the incident occurred at a convenience store on Main Street in Hackettstown. Police arrived at the convenience store after reports of a fight. The 27-year-old New Jersey man faces disorderly conduct charges. It is unclear what may have led to the alleged altercation. According to New Jersey Criminal Code 2C:33-2, a person is guilty of petty disorderly conduct if he or she "engages in fighting or threatening, or in violent or tumultuous behavior," or "creates a hazardous or physically dangerous condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose of the actor." In disorderly conduct cases, the prosecution needs to prove that the defendant was guilty of violent behavior or of creating a dangerous situation...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on December 10, 2010 (boomark / email).