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The Hackettstown police officer approached a vehicle stopped in traffic near Main Street and Grand Avenue after hearing yelling from inside around 6:45 p.m. on July 22, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release Thursday.
Ronald D. Mulford, of East Avenue in Hackettstown, then exited the vehicle before aggressively approaching the officer and “engaging in a physical dispute” that caused injuries to the officer’s forearms and left elbow, Pfeiffer said.
Mulford was arrested and taken to police headquarters, where he was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, simple assault and disorderly conduct, authorities said.
If convicted of the aggravated assault charge, Mulford faces a maximum sentence of five years in state prison.
Mulford was being held at the Warren County Correctional Center pending a court appearance.
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