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Kimani Porter, 20, had been unruly most of the night and was finally asked to leave, officials at the The Bergen County Housing, Health, and Human Services Center said.
Police sources say Porter has ties to the Bloods street gang. Records show a string of violent crimes that include assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and robbery. He’s been on probation since May.
By his own admission, Porter — who used to live with his mother and three younger brothers in Englewood — was expelled from high school and later fired from a construction job, according to a published report.
Security Officer Michael Shaffer was escorting him out of the South River Street shelter Friday night when Porter began hitting him in the face and head, knocking him down, Bergen County Police Chief Brian Higgins told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.
Porter then began kicking Shaffer, who hit his head against a wall, the chief said.
Bergen County Police Sgt. Vincent Mayo and Officer Chris Sullivan, hearing the emergency call, rushed to the scene, spotted Porter and grabbed him near the corner of Kansas and Hudson streets, Higgins said.
Porter, who last lived in Englewood, was taken to Bergen Regional Medical Center under the watch of county Sheriff Michael Saudino’s staff, “who offered to take custody of him for us,” Higgins said.
A judge ordered Porter held on $25,000 bail, charged with aggravated assault. Meanwhile, authorities were checking out his resident status.
Shaffer was treated at Hackensack University Medical Center for injuries to his head, face and ribs before being discharged.
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