On Sept. 16, Medford Police received a report for a well-being check for a subject identified as a 27-year-old man of Conestoga Court in Medford.
Officers responded to the home and located the man. During the initial contact with police, the man was agitated and confrontational. A physical altercation ensued after the man attempted run past the officers inside the home. During the altercation, two Medford Twp. officers were injured as they attempted to restrain and control the man. Neither officers’ injuries were life threatening.
The man sustained an injury to his arm and was later transported to Virtua Hospital in Mt. Holly by Medford Township EMS. Officers were also treated and released from the hospital.
The man was charged with aggravated assault on police and resisting arrest. Judge Peter C. Lange Jr. set bail at $5000, and the man was remanded to the Burlington County Jail.