If you have been arrested and charged for any offense, you can also be charged with resisting arrest. If approached by a law enforcement officer and you purposely prevent or attempt to prevent that officer from arresting you, you will be charged with the disorderly persons offense of resisting arrest. If you attempt to elude the officer by running or escaping, you can be charged with a crime in the 4th degree. If you use or threaten to use physical violence on the officer to prevent arrest, you might be charged with a crime in the 3rd degree. Resisting arrest offenses usually occur when a law enforcement officer attempts to break up a fight or a scuffle.
If you have been charged with any disorderly persons offense in any of the Long Beach Island municipalities (Barnegat Light, Long Beach Township, Harvey Cedars, Surf City, Ship Bottom, or Beach Haven), contact the experienced LBI criminal defense attorneys of Villani & DeLuca at 732-782-9833 for a free initial consultation.