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Red Bank Police Department, NJ

Red Bank cop accused of assaul

A Monmouth County grand jury handed up an indictment Monday against a Red Bank police officer, charging him with official misconduct, aggravated assault and falsifying records.

The charges against officer Steven Adams stem from an incident involving a Middletown man who had come to watch the borough's annual fireworks display on July 3, 2006.

An investigation revealed that Jonathan Wilson, 22, arrived in Red Bank that evening to watch the fireworks display from a local tavern with friends. In the early morning hours of July 4, Wilson was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge.

Wilson was arrested by another officer and turned over to Adams for transportation to police headquarters. Wilson was taken to headquarters and, while still in Adams' custody, suffered a facial injury in the parking lot there.

The prepared statement released by Monmouth County Prosecutor Luis A. Valentin did not describe Wilson's injuries. Detective Capt. Stephen McCarthy of the Red Bank Police Department deferred all questions about the investigation to the Prosecutor's Office.

Wilson's attorney, Mitchell J. Ansell of Ocean Township, could not be reached for comment Monday night.

The investigation also revealed that Adams misrepresented certain facts in his police report regarding what transpired in the parking lot while removing Wilson from the police car.

The investigation was handled by the Prosecutor's Office, in conjunction with the Red Bank Police Department's internal affairs unit.

State Superior Court Judge Ira E. Kreizman, sitting in Freehold, ordered that Adams be released on his own recognizance. No date was given for his arraignment.

Adams was on duty at the time of the incident. He has been suspended without pay, effective Monday, the prosecutor said.

McCarthy said Adams has been on the force since January 2003. He was assigned to the patrol division.

Adams faces two counts of official misconduct, a second-degree crime that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years on each count, and one count of aggravated assault, which also carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The assault charge is subject to the No Early Release Act, meaning Adams, if convicted, would be required to serve 85 percent of his sentence before being eligible for parole.

The officer also faces one count of falsifying records, which carries a maximum prison term of 18 months.

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