2 Lacey Men Charged With Assault At Brewing Company, Chief Says

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ - Apparently two men charged with assault at a local brewery weren't happy with the staff's decision to close up shop for the night.

Officers Anthony Sarno, Michael Baldasari, Martin Julian and Scott Keefe responded to the Backward Flag Brewing Company on Challenger Way at 9:41 p.m. on April 27 on a report of a fight in progress between the patrons and the staff, Police Chief Michael C. DiBella said.

Investigation at the scene found that two men became irate when they were told by the staff that "the brewery was done serving for the night,'' the chief said.

"The attempt to get the males to leave the facility escalated into some type of altercation," DiBella said

Police arrested John Ofsanko, 49, Predmore Avenue, Lanoka Harbor and James Ofsanko, 49, also Predmore Avenue, in Lanoka Harbor.

John Ofsanko was charged on a criminal warrant with obstructing administration of law, simple assault and resisting arrest. James Ofsanko was charged on a criminal warrant with resisting arrest, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes and unlawful possession of a weapon.

"The weapon was his personal cane that he was wielding during the altercation," DiBella said.

Both men were taken to the Ocean County Jail in Toms River to await a bail hearing.

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