Tuesday, June 20, 2006
And then of course are the police in the town I spent all of my formative teen years -
Probing mayor's arrest
Prosecutor investigates Saturday's Bradley Beach incident
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 06/20/06
BY A. SCOTT FERGUSON
STAFF WRITER
BRADLEY BEACH — The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office will investigate the circumstances that led to the confrontation between Jersey City's mayor and the borough's Police Department during this past weekend.
On Monday, Prosecutor Luis A. Valentin confirmed the 2 a.m. Saturday incident was under investigation by his office, but declined to elaborate.
Meanwhile, Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, 55, in a written statement issued Monday, said he had retained an attorney and will file criminal charges against the borough officer, who, the mayor claims, assaulted him and his wife Saturday.
Healy was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after police said he interferred with an investigation of two people fighting, not far from Barry's Tavern and Restaurant on Main Street.
The mayor's first court appearance is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 27 at the Bradley Beach municipal court.
Acting Deputy Police Chief Leonard A. Guida declined to comment about the incident Monday and referred back to a statement his department issued during the weekend.
"It's in the courts, and we don't comment on issues that are in the courts," Guida said Monday.
In his statement, Healy said he was leaving Barry's Tavern — owned by his sister — with his wife and found a couple fighting nearby.
When police officers arrived, Healy began to tell them that the woman was not at fault. Then an officer grabbed his arm, threw him to the ground and handcuffed him, the statement said.
"While immobilized by several police officers, the officer who handcuffed me asked another officer for Mace and proceeded to spray me in both eyes," Healy, who owns a home on Monmouth Avenue, said in his statement.
The mayor added that his wife, Maureen, also was shoved to the ground by police and injured her ankle and leg.
Later, Healy was taken to the Police Department and issued two complaints. Those charges were signed by officer Terry Browning, according to the documents. The charges carry a possible $1,000 fine each and a possible six-month jail term each.
In its statement, the Police Department said that the officers asked Healy to leave the scene of the fight or he would be arrested. When Healy refused, he was handcuffed and then tried to resist arrest.
On Monday, Healy said he would file criminal complaints against the officer who arrested him. He did not name the officer in his statement. It was not clear if those charges had been signed. His attorney, Ralph Lamparello of Secaucus, could not be reached for comment.
Bradley Beach Mayor Stephen G. Schueler could not be reached for comment Monday.
Kathleen Barry, Healy's sister and the owner of Barry's Tavern, was not at the restaurant Monday.
Probing mayor's arrest
Prosecutor investigates Saturday's Bradley Beach incident
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 06/20/06
BY A. SCOTT FERGUSON
STAFF WRITER
BRADLEY BEACH — The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office will investigate the circumstances that led to the confrontation between Jersey City's mayor and the borough's Police Department during this past weekend.
On Monday, Prosecutor Luis A. Valentin confirmed the 2 a.m. Saturday incident was under investigation by his office, but declined to elaborate.
Meanwhile, Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, 55, in a written statement issued Monday, said he had retained an attorney and will file criminal charges against the borough officer, who, the mayor claims, assaulted him and his wife Saturday.
Healy was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after police said he interferred with an investigation of two people fighting, not far from Barry's Tavern and Restaurant on Main Street.
The mayor's first court appearance is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 27 at the Bradley Beach municipal court.
Acting Deputy Police Chief Leonard A. Guida declined to comment about the incident Monday and referred back to a statement his department issued during the weekend.
"It's in the courts, and we don't comment on issues that are in the courts," Guida said Monday.
In his statement, Healy said he was leaving Barry's Tavern — owned by his sister — with his wife and found a couple fighting nearby.
When police officers arrived, Healy began to tell them that the woman was not at fault. Then an officer grabbed his arm, threw him to the ground and handcuffed him, the statement said.
"While immobilized by several police officers, the officer who handcuffed me asked another officer for Mace and proceeded to spray me in both eyes," Healy, who owns a home on Monmouth Avenue, said in his statement.
The mayor added that his wife, Maureen, also was shoved to the ground by police and injured her ankle and leg.
Later, Healy was taken to the Police Department and issued two complaints. Those charges were signed by officer Terry Browning, according to the documents. The charges carry a possible $1,000 fine each and a possible six-month jail term each.
In its statement, the Police Department said that the officers asked Healy to leave the scene of the fight or he would be arrested. When Healy refused, he was handcuffed and then tried to resist arrest.
On Monday, Healy said he would file criminal complaints against the officer who arrested him. He did not name the officer in his statement. It was not clear if those charges had been signed. His attorney, Ralph Lamparello of Secaucus, could not be reached for comment.
Bradley Beach Mayor Stephen G. Schueler could not be reached for comment Monday.
Kathleen Barry, Healy's sister and the owner of Barry's Tavern, was not at the restaurant Monday.
