Middletown Township police arrested a man who attacked and tussled with them last week.
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On Sunday, August 28 at 3:51 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 7-Eleven at Trenton and Woodbourne Roads in the Levittown section of Middletown Township for a report of an attempted vehicle theft, police said.
A responding officer arrived and began to investigate. As he was on the scene, the man the 7-Eleven clerk complained about pushed the officer. The patrolman requested additional assistance, which brought more officers to the scene, police said.
Once an additional officer responded, the suspect threw a cup of hot coffee on the two, police said.
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According to authorities, the suspect struck one officer as they tried to detain hm.
Officers were “required to use substantial force” to detain the man and place him in custody, police said.
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A 7-Eleven clerk told police the man had been harassing customers and was not welcome at the business.
The man was reported to have also attempted to steal a vehicle outside of the 7-Eleven, police said.
The man refused to identify himself to police, and court papers were filed with him being listed as a “John Doe.”
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Police said they were unable to initially process the man.
The man was later identified as Jamaine Hardy, 28, who has no known address.
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Hardy was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and single counts of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and criminal mischief. He was preliminarily arraigned before on-call District Judge Kevin Wagner and held on 10 percent of $200,000 bail.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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