Man Indicted On 17 Counts After Shootout With South Jersey Police

NEW JERSEY — A Pennsylvania man who stands accused of shooting at two police officers following a chase from Pennsylvania to South Jersey has been indicted on 17 counts, authorities announced.

A Gloucester County grand jury has returned a 17-count indictment against 41-year-old Arthur Disanto, of Delaware County, after he was involved in a shootout with police on Aug. 23, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer announced.

He was indicted on charges of:

• Two Counts of Attempted Murder (1st Degree)
• Two Counts of Aggravated Assault (2nd Degree)
• Two Counts of Aggravated Assault (3rd Degree)
• Two Counts of Aggravated Assault (4th Degree)
• Two Counts of Resisting Arrest (3rd Degree)
• Two Counts of Resisting Arrest (4th Degree)
• Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (1st Degree)
• Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (2nd Degree)
• Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose (2nd Degree)
• Receiving Stolen Property (3rd Degree)
• Certain Persons Not to Possess a Weapon (2nd Degree)
• Possession of a Weapon by Certain Offender (1st Degree)

DiSanto was also injured in the shooting. The Camden County Prosecutor's Office was chosen by the Attorney General's Office to investigate the police-involved shooting, and that investigation continues, according to authorities. Read more here: Camden County Prosecutor Investigates Police Shooting In Deptford

The incident began when police in Media, Pennsyvlania, attempted to arrest DiSanto on charges that he shot a woman in Media in July, according to authorities. DiSanto fled to Deptford.

At about 7:30 p.m. that night, a resident reported a suspicious car parked outside his home, authorities said. Officers from several police departments in Gloucester County responded, and ultimately found Disanto in a wooded area behind Cape Cod Drive in Washington Township, authorities said.

DiSanto fled to Barnsboro Road, where he and a police officer from Monroe Township exchanged gunfire, police said. The officer was shot in the hand and ear, according to authorities. The officer has been treated and released from the hospital.

He then shot at a Deptford police officer, according to authorities.

DiSanto was also shot three times, authorities said. He was treated at Cooper Medical Center. He was initially charged in the incident in August. Read more here: Man Who Shot At 2 NJ Cops Charged With Attempted Murder: Police