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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 Sussex County Prosecutor Francis Koch.
Dominick Hernandez, 29, of Montague Township pled guilty to third-degree resisting arrest before the Honorable N. Peter Conforti, J.S.C., at the Sussex County Courthouse in Newton on Dec. 17, Koch said.
In pleading guilty, Hernandez admitted to using physical force against New Jersey State Police Troopers to prevent his arrest on July 3, in Montague Township, Koch said.
Hernandez is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 15, 2020.