Crime & Safety
Stolen Taylor Ham Sparks Fist Fight In Hackettstown
Police say beer might have also been involved.
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — New Jersey residents have been known to squabble over Taylor ham versus pork roll, but a weekend dispute over the breakfast meat ended with one man being arrested for assault, Hackettstown police said.
Police responded to a Hackettstown apartment early Saturday morning for reports of a fight over stolen Taylor ham. Police said two people in a Main Street apartment had gotten into a fistfight around 2:45 a.m.
The victim had "red abrasions and swelling" on his face, police said, after being punched by Christian Guerra during a fight.
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Police said beer could have also sparked the fight.
Guerra was arrested and charged with simple assault. He was lodged in the Warren County Correctional Facility.
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