See Full Video Of Police Report Filed In Middletown BOE Race

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — Last month, Middletown school board candidate Mark Soporowski filed a police report against school board rival Jacqueline Tobacco, saying she threatened him during an argument the two were having on Facebook.

Soporowski filed the report Oct. 16. Middletown Police did not press any charges against Tobacco.

Soporowski obtained a copy of the body camera video of him filing the police report. He provided the video to Patch; you can watch it here:

Earlier this week, Central Jersey Newswire also published a copy of that video. However, Soporowski said their version was heavily edited.

He also criticized Patch for linking to Central Jersey Newswire, which he called "a publication that is merely political propaganda."

Mike De Robbio, who runs Central Jersey Newswire, said he was given a video that lacked all the audio, for reasons that are unclear.

“CJN obtained footage with parts of the audio redacted. In an effort to condense the media and make it more accessible to folks with auditory disabilities, CJN edited out the inaudible portions and added captions for its readers," said De Robbio.

Soporowski said De Robbio was a campaign manager for Tobacco and Frank Capone. At one time, De Robbio was listed as the person responsible for the Putting Children First Facebook page. De Robbio also attended a campaign party for Tobacco and Capone.

Tobacco said De Robbio is not their campaign manager. She and Capone did not answer when Patch asked if he did any work for their campaign.

Soporowski received the fewest amount of votes out of all seven candidates who ran for Middletown school board this year.

From the Monmouth County Clerk, here is the final vote count in the 2023 Middletown school board election:

• Frank Capone 8,460 votes 19.01 percent of the total votes cast
• Jacqueline Tobacco 8,238 votes 18.51 percent of the vote
• Caterina Skalaski 8,178 votes 18.37 percent of the vote
• Ashley Studd 5,682 votes 12.77 percent of the vote
• Kelly Del Sordi 5,617 votes 12.62 percent of the vote
• Justin Meehan 5,471 votes 12.29 percent of the vote count
• Mark Soporowski 2,723 votes 6.12 percent of the vote

Original Patch report: Middletown BOE Candidate Says School Board VP Threatened Him (Oct. 19)