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Officers Injured By Belligerent Man At Apartment Complex In Camden County: Police

A 45-year-old man is facing charges after police say he injured two officers at a Camden County apartment complex last week.

Gloucester Township PD

Gloucester Township PD

Photo Credit: Gloucester Township PD

Police called to the Fairways Apartment Complex in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township on Monday, Aug. 19 for a disturbance inside an apartment when John R. Marchetti Jr. opened the door of the home and began yelling at officers to leave, police said in a news release.

Marchetti, of Blackwood, was "highly antagonistic, aggressive, and belligerent towards officers on scene, who were conducting their investigation," police said. 

Despite the officers' attempts to de-escalate the subject, he continued to berate them and challenged their presence both verbally and physically, police said. 

Marchetti lunged toward officers, resulting in a brief struggle, authorities said. The officers were able to get control of Marchetti and he was placed in custody.

As a result of the struggle, two officers sustained injuries and were treated at a local hospital. Marchetti was also transported to a local hospital for medical evaluation and clearance. 

Marchetti was charged with obstruction, resisting arrest, aggravated assault on police, and criminal mischief. He was charged on a criminal warrant and lodged in the county jail.

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