Man Punches Millburn Cop In Near-Repeat Of Incident Last Month: Police

MILLBURN, NJ — A Union man was charged with resisting arrest in Millburn last week for the second time in two months, and this time, police say, he punched an officer.

According to Millburn police, last Friday, Sept. 16, at 9:03 p.m., Millburn Police Officers Lyons and Bifano responded to The Standard, 42 Main St., on a report of a dispute and terroristic threats.

Lyons and Bifano found a suspect on Main Street and tried to stop him, but the man punched Lyons in the face, police say.

Other officers arrived and assisted in arresting Richard Boursiquot, 37, of Union, police said.

Boursiquot was charged with aggravated assault on an officer, simple assault, terroristic threats, resisting arrest, obstruction, and weapons offenses.

He was taken to the Essex County Correctional Facility.

On Wednesday, Aug. 17, a similar incident occurred, as reported last month.

Millburn police responded to a fight in progress on Main Street and ended up charging a man with assault, threats, and resisting arrest, police said at the time. The man was Boursiquot.

At the time, staff members at the Standard told police that Boursiquot was "harassing and threatening the employees," police said.

When police tried to stop him, he resisted arrest and "fought with police," they said.

Police charged him with aggravated assault, resisting arrest, terroristic threats, criminal mischief, and weapons offenses, police said last month.

He was taken to the Essex County Correctional Facility, but was eventually released.

Millburn Police Captain David Bonney confirmed it was the same man in both incidents.