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North Jersey Man Accused of Assaulting Stafford Officer, Drug Possession
Alleged assailant was thought to have been intoxicated at the Stafford Township Holiday Inn, prompting call to police
A North Jersey man has been arrested for assaulting a Stafford Township police officer.
According to a deparment release, Stafford Police Officer Ptl. Robert Mullin responded to the Holiday Inn on Route 72 about 12:45 a.m. Friday for a report of an intoxicated male causing a disturbance in the lobby.
The man, identified as 22-year-old Jeffrey Schermerhorn, of Madison, Morris County, is accused of resisting arrest and assaulting an officer.
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After being placed under arrest it was subsequently found he was in possession of under 50 grams of marijuana, police said.
Schermerhorn was charged with aggravated assault on a policer officer, disorderly conduct, marijuana possession and resisting arrest. He was lodged in the Ocean County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.
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Mullin was the arresting officer in the case. He was assisted by officers McVey, Smith and Cahill.
