One man allegedly stabbed another in the neck at a New Jersey municipal building in a random attack before slugging an officer in the eye Thursday.
The chaotic incident unfolded at around 10:55 a.m. on the second floor of Lakewood Township’s town hall, the Asbury Park Press reported.
By the time police arrived, the suspect was sitting in a hallway chair.
When cops questioned the man, he stood up and punched an officer in the eye, according to the report.
The suspect “continued to resist” but was finally taken into custody, the site reported.
Authorities recovered a knife from the suspect’s waistband.
“Although we believe that the suspect attacked alone in what appears to be a random attack, the investigation is ongoing and additional information will be released as it becomes available,” Lakewood Police Capt. Gregory Staffordsmith said, the Asbury Park Press reported.
The Lakewood ScoopThe victim was rushed to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
The story was first reported by the Lakewood Scoop.
The identities of the suspect or the victim were not immediately released.



