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Northampton County Man Punches Cop In Chest, Tries To Grab TASER During Assault Arrest Northampton County Man Punches Cop In Chest, Tries To Grab TASER During Assault Arrest
Northampton County Man Punches Cop In Chest, Tries To Grab TASER During Assault Arrest A Northampton County man punched a cop in the chest and tried to grab a department-issued TASER device as officers were attempting to place him under arrest for assault, authorities said. Joshua David Cotto, 25, denied that anyone was inside his apartment and was “immediately uncooperative with officers” as they were investigating a domestic violence report on E. Pennsylvania Avenue in Pen Argyl just after 1 a.m. on Oct. 29, Slate Belt Regional Police said. An officer then saw drug paraphernalia in plain sight while standing in Cotto’s doorway and told him that he was being placed under arr…

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by Valerie Musson