Crime & Safety
Man Allegedly Assaults Officer with Soda Can
According to the complaint warrant, the man hit an officer in the leg with a full can of soda.
arrested a vagrant man in Freehold after he allegedly threw a full can of soda at a police officer.
Stephen Bumgardner, 53, of Freehold, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 17. According to the complaint warrant, Bumgardener threw a full can of soda at a uniformed Freehold Borough Police Officer while he was conducting a lawful investigation at the liquor store on West Main Street.
The can of soda allegedly hit the officer in the leg.
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Bumgardner faces one charge of assault. He has been remanded to the on $2,500.
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