Boy Charged With Attempted Murder Of Officer In BurlCo: Prosecutor

FLORENCE, NJ — A teenage boy faces new charges, including attempted murder, after he stabbed an officer while resisting arrest last month in Florence Township, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.

The 16-year-old suspect was arrested after he caused a crash on March 21 and then fled the scene in a stolen car, authorities said. After officers arrived, he returned to the area and intentionally struck a police cruiser, according to prosecutors.

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Authorities are withholding the boy's name because of his age. But prosecutors said he lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

The boy purposely struck the police car multiple times on Route 130, prosecutors said. Shortly after, the suspect's car broke down on the highway, near Station Road.

"He exited the vehicle and ran directly toward the officers on the scene, aggressively lunging at them with a knife," the prosecutor's office said on Thursday.

Three officers were injured during the arrest, including an officer who sustained facial injuries and a laceration to his torso while disarming the boy, authorities said.

All three officers were treated and released from the hospital, according to the Florence Township Police Department.

The boy was charged with attempted murder (first-degree), two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (third-degree), two counts of assault by auto (fourth-degree), resisting arrest (third-degree), criminal mischief (third-degree), possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose (third-degree), motor vehicle theft (third-degree), unlawful possession of a weapon (fourth-degree) and obstruction (fourth-degree).

He is being held in the Middlesex County Juvenile Detention Center in North Brunswick.

The prosecutor's office and Florence police are conducting the investigation, which is ongoing.