Brick Man Indicted on Charge of Assaulting Twp. Cop

A Brick man has been indicted on a charge of assaulting a township police officer after a traffic stop in April 2011.

Robert D. Spinelli, 48, was indicted last week after being when police physically struggled with him after trying to detain him on outstanding warrants.

Spinelli faces aggravated assault and resisting arrest charges for striking Patrolman Erik Olsen during a traffic stop in which Spinelli was a passenger in a pickup truck, the indictment states.

Police said Olsen approached the pickup after spotting Spinelli, who tried to leave the vehicle. The Brick man returned to the pickup when ordered by Olsen but struggled with the driver in an attempt to put the truck in gear and flee, police had said.

Spinelli ignored the patrolman's orders to stop and locked himself in the truck, police said. Olsen was forced to break the passenger side window to try to remove Spinelli, who struck him several times, police said. He was eventually placed in custody with the help of an off-duty Lakewood officer, who witnessed the apparent altercation.

Spinelli, of Drum Point Road, faces additional charges due to a subsequent police search of the vehicle.

The grand jury indicted him on possession of a controlled dangerous substance and unlawful possession of a weapon charges after allegedly uncovering cocaine and a 5-inch steak knife under Spinelli's seat.

Spinelli is currently free on $75,000 bail.

Olsen was treated for an injured hand at Ocean Medical Center after the altercation.

Grand juries also indicted:

• Jacqueline M. Consiglio, 50, and Thomas W. Magistro III, 25, on receiving stolen property charges.

Jacqueline M. Consiglio, a Brick resident, received more than $500 in stolen jewelry from March 3 to March 5, the indictment states. Magistro is accused of receiving the same Brick victim's jewelry on March 12 in the township.

Additionally, Jacqueline M. Consiglio was indicted on a fraudulent use of a credit card charge for allegedly using the same victim's American Express card to buy products at Breton Woods Pharmacy, 379 Brick Boulevard, on Jan. 21.

Jacqueline M. Consiglio is being held on $2,500 bail while Magistro was released on a summons.