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Sussex County man pleads guilty to resisting arrest
NEWTON, NJ (Sussex County) – A Sussex County man has entered a guilty plea to resisting arrest, according to Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart.
Harry W. Halvorsen, 34, of Hopatcong Borough pled guilty to fourth-degree resisting arrest by flight on Feb. 8 before the Honorable Michael C. Gaus, J.S.C. at the Sussex County Courthouse in Newton, Taggart said.
In pleading guilty, Halvorsen admitted to resisting arrest and fleeing from law enforcement officers while in custody, Taggart said.
Halvorsen is scheduled to be sentenced on March 31.
Harry W. Halvorsen was represented by John Grey Esq., and the State was represented by Special Deputy Attorney General and Acting Assistant Prosecutor Brent M. Rafuse.