The following information was provided by the Medford Township Police Department.
On Oct. 12, 2014 at 11:33 p.m., Medford Police were dispatched to a residence on Jackson Road regarding a subject who was acting disorderly and destroying items in the house. Upon police arrival, a 35-year-old Medford man was found to be acting violently in the basement of the home. Police were able to evacuate several other family members from the house.
The defendant then retreated into a basement room where he barricaded himself and refused to exit. As officers attempted to talk to him, he aggressively exited the room and began throwing objects at the officers. In addition to throwing the items, the defendant attempted to strike the officers with a ceramic statue. The subject then ran into the second floor area of the home and refused to exit.
The New Jersey State Police Teams Unit was called to the scene to assist. After several hours attempting to contact the defendant, the Teams unit made entry into the home and located the subject sleeping in a bedroom. He was subsequently taken into custody without incident at approximately 6:30 a.m. The defendant was charged with aggravated assault on police, resisting arrest, and criminal mischief. Jackson Road was closed during the six-hour stand-off. Residents on Carol Joy Road were notified by police to remain in their homes during the incident.
