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Amputee In Wheelchair Busted For Baseball Bat Assault In Upper Saddle River

A 62-year-old amputee previously accused of setting a fire in his luxury high-rise apartment in Fort Lee was jailed on domestic assault charges following a weekend incident at an Upper Saddle River home.

Jay U. Freedman

Jay U. Freedman

Photo Credit: BCJ

Jay Freedman was taken into custody at the $1.3 million home in the south end of Upper Saddle River around 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, according to a police report.

Freedman is accused of hitting the victim with a baseball bat, it says.

The victim reportedly refused treatment.

Meanwhile, Freedman, who has a prosthetic leg and was reportedly using a wheelchair, was taken to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus.

Freedman was later booked into the Bergen County Jail, where he remained Monday pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

He's charged with aggravated assault, making death threats and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

Freedman was charged last year with deliberately setting a fire in an eighth-floor apartment in the Charlton, a 20-story high-rise off Bergen Boulevard in Fort Lee that overlooks the Hudson River. He was released pending court action, records show.

SEE: Retiree Charged With Setting Fire In Fort Lee Luxury High-Rise

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