Crime & Safety
Union County Corrections Officer Indicted For Assault On Inmate
The Corrections Officer from Roselle and an inmate got into a verbal dispute that escalated to violence last year, authorities report.
ROSELLE, NJ — A Union County Corrections Officer was indicted in connection with the physical assault of an inmate last year, acting Union County Prosecutor Thomas K. Isenhour announced Wednesday.
Lawrence Bethke, 39, of Roselle is charged with second-degree official misconduct and third-degree aggravated assault.
Bethke and an inmate got into a verbal dispute that escalated to violence on June 18, 2016, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Robert Rosenthal, who is prosecuting the case.
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The matter was investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office’s Special Prosecutions Unit and the Union County Police Department.
Bethke could face 5 to 10 years in state prison on the second-degree criminal charge.
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