Fair Lawn man accused of spitting at Glen Rock police officer

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Glen Rock Police charged a Fair Lawn man with aggravated assault on a police officer.

A Glen Rock police officer was taken to a local hospital after a Fair Lawn man spit saliva and blood on his face during a prolonged struggle subsequent to a motor vehicle stop early Monday.

Arrested in the incident was 31-year-old Edward F. Guy, who was charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, including spitting saliva and blood on Officer Greg Carter's face and uniform and attempting to bite the officer, according to Glen Rock Police Capt. Jon Miller. Other charges included resisting arrest, obstructing an official government function and two motor vehicle passenger safety violations.

Miller said that Carter was observing traffic on Route 208 northbound at about 2:15 a.m. on Dec. 16 when he noticed Guy, the passenger, yelling out the window of an approaching minivan. As the vehicle reached Carter's location, the officer noted that Guy had crawled part of the way through the passenger window.

After a brief pursuit, Carter stopped the vehicle near Goffle Road. Police said that while the driver immediately cooperated with officers, Guy was unruly, yelling and swearing at the officer and refusing to step out of the car. Carter then called for assistance, and was joined at the scene by Sgt. Dean Ackermann and Officer Murray Yang, with several officers from Ridgewood and Hawthorne also responding.

Guy, who the vehicle's driver told police was "extremely intoxicated," had to be forcibly removed from the car by officers, who handcuffed him and placed him in a police car. At that point, Guy allegedly attempted to kick out the vehicle windows while spitting at officers, who placed Guy in leg shackles for additional restraint, police said.

Due to his perceived intoxication, Guy was transported to Bergen County Regional Medical Center, where he continued to resist officers, trying to overturn the stretcher he was placed on and attempting to kick a nurse, Miller said. At one point, despite the attachment of a mesh face shield, Guy managed to spit through it, hitting Carter with a mix of saliva and blood, Miller said. Carter was driven to The Valley Hospital for a blood test and preliminary treatment, and was expected to return there on Monday for test results and possible follow-up measures.

Following treatment at Bergen Regional, Guy was transferred to Bergen County Jail on Monday, where he was being held on $50,000 bail with no 10 percent release option. Miller said there were no charges against the driver of the vehicle, who had committed no infraction and was "extremely cooperative, and trying to do the right thing for his friend by driving him to the residence of a third party in Wanaque."

Guy's initial court appearance on the multiple charges is expected on Jan. 7.

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Fair Lawn man accused of spitting at Glen Rock police officer