Find Your Daily Voice
Somerset
Your Local News for Somerset County, New Jersey
Sunday, jun 30
83°
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Sports
Events
Traffic
Legal
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Somerset
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Sports
Events
Traffic
Legal
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2024 Cantata Media
83°
Sunday, jun 30
Tag:
Vasil Petrov
Police & Fire
Feds: Soon-To-Be Deportee Sucker-Punches NJ ICE Agent
A Bulgarian national who was being kicked out of the U.S. sucker-punched an ICE officer at the agency's detention center in Elizabeth, authorities charged. Vasil Petrov, 40, connected with the officer's chin with a closed fist -- and without provocation -- at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Dec. 27, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. A struggle ensued, lasting about two minutes, before the officer, fellow officers and other employees subdued Petrov. The officer needed stitches to close a cut, the U.S. attorney s…