Officer Charged With Violating Restraining Order In Berkeley

A high-ranking Port Authority officer was charged with violating a domestic-violence restraining order and contempt of court, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

Lt. Steven Adelhelm, of Bayville, was arrested twice last week for violating a restraining order and harassment, the Asbury Park Press reported. Adelhelm has been suspended without pay, Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman told NJ.com.

"Mr. Adelhelm was charged with violating a temporary restraining order and contempt, and our office is handling the investigation," said OCPO Press Officer Bryan Huntenburg. Huntenberg clarified that the charges stem from a domestic-violence restraining order.

Adelhelm was taken to Ocean County Jail and is being held without bail, according to jail records. He has worked for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey for 24 years and made over $170,000 in 2017 as inspector general, according to public records.

The restraining order was issued Feb. 12, according to NJ.com. The alleged violation occurred later that day when police attempted to serve him with the order and take Adelhelm's gun, NJ.com reported.

Photo: Ocean County Jail