Crime & Safety
'Uncooperative' Man Barricades Self In Basement In Home In Bergen County: Cops
A man who acted in an "uncooperative" fashion and barricaded himself in the basement of a home was arrested and charged, police said.
TEANECK, NJ — A man was arrested and charged with multiple offenses after an incident Friday at a Teaneck home where he was "uncooperative" and had barricaded himself in the basement, Deputy Police Chief Andrew McGurr said.
Michael Lockett was charged with simple assault and resisting arrest, each disorderly persons offenses; and contempt and criminal mischief, each fourth-degree crimes.
Quick-response patrol officers and the regional SWAT team responded to a call for help at the home, and arrested Lockett, who was then hospitalized with an injury he sustained during the initial incident, McGurr said.
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Once medically cleared, he was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending an initial court appearance, police said.
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