HACKETTSTOWN, NJ (Warren County) – A Warren County man is accused of kicking a cop and then threatened another police officer last month in Hackettstown, according to police.
On Dec. 17, at around 2:33 a.m., police responded to the 300 block of Washington Street for a report of man acting disorderly, police said.
Once officers arrived on scene, Luis Angel Otero, 49, of Hackettstown, became agitated and began to yell and curse at the officers while in the front yard of a residence, police said.
Otero then refused to place his hands behind his back once he was informed that he was under arrest. After a brief struggle, he was handcuffed and then refused to enter a marked patrol car, police said.
While Otero was resisting, he kicked an officer causing the officer to be injured, police said.
The officer was treated for injuries and later released from Hackettstown Medical Center, police said.
Otero was transported to Hackettstown Medical Center and while at the hospital, he continued to yell, curse and also threatened another police officer, police said.
Otero was charged with aggravated assault on law enforcement, aggravated assault, two counts of resisting arrest, terroristic threats, obstructing the administration of law, and two counts of disorderly conduct. He was then lodged in the Warren County Correctional Facility pending a court appearance, police said.
