Man Gets 3 Years in Jail for Gouging Cop's Eye
Officer has since made a full recovery, Hopatcong police say.
A Hopatcong man was sentenced to three years in jail on June 25 for trying to gouge out a cop's eye, the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office said.
Francisco Torres, 20, pleaded guilty May 7 to resisting arrest. Torres, who has already spent 113 days in prison, must also submit a DNA sample, pay $205 in fines and $709.80 in restitution.
Earlier in the year, Sgt. Michael Houtz was taken to a hospital after sustaining the injury at Torres' Lakeside Boulevard home and has made a full recovery, police said.
Houtz and Officer Michael O'Shea had responded to Torres' home on a report of a distraught male, police said. He was also threatening first aid squad members with a baseball bat, police said.
Torres was represented by Steven J. Insley while Assistant Prosecutor Jerome P. Neidhardt represented the state.
cheryl
3:19 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
My boo<3 itt wazz June 22nd nott 25th so gett your facts correct before writingg bout my fiance. Please and thankk youu
Warren
4:01 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
let me guess, graduate of Hopatcong schools?
cheryl
4:31 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Warren, alott of kidds dont graduate around here so iam proud too sayy, yess my fiance graduates fromm Hopatcong. Hes nott the mean monster their makingg himm outt too be. Hes an amazingg fiance too me and father too our children.
Nails
4:58 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Well Warren, I guess Cheryl just confirmed your guess.....
cheryl
5:01 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Lol:) nott manyy kidds fromm this townn graduate so when I cann sayy my fiance did then I sayy itt witt a smile. If this wazz your familyy, youu would do the same.
missy
5:05 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Yea.. i can totally tell he is a stand up member of society... let me ask u who called the cops on him to begin with at his own home? I mean I've seen grown men upset but he was threatening the people trying to help, who were called to help!?!? Sweetie ur fiance is in jail... just saying...
And i am a Hopatcong graduate who doesn't do drugs, or commit crimes, i make more $ in a few hours work then most in one week and i am a fully functioning member of society ... my whole family is... and all my friends.. in fact more people are successful than not so i would appreciate it everyone stopped lumping us all in one category....
cheryl
5:10 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Hence whyy I said that graduatingg fromm here isnt a badd thingg. and yess I knoww hes inn jail. Whether or nott youu knoww itt hunnie, he hass 2 disorders. But, whyy would anyy1 care bout that since thats the reason whyy he gott angryy. Oh wow, youu guyys makes me smile:):) I love my fiance and im happyy he did what he did. Whether or nott youu understand whyy he did what he did, idrc. Youu dont knoww himm nor do youu care too understand the reasoningg as too whyy 911 wazz called and whyy he gott so madd.
cheryl
5:12 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
And hes a good person. But, whyy would youu care too knoww that. If youu askk anyy1 whoo knowws himm or wentt too school witt himm youu will knoww who he trulyy izz. Call me ignorant, call me stupid. Thats fine witt me. But I knoww the true Frankie, some1 who izz a greatt father too our children:)
cheryl
5:36 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
I type like that forr my ownn reasons:) your nott goingg too bother me lol and hunnie he hass bipolar and schizophrenia. So theres your reason. If youu dont thinkk its okayy then fine:) go onn bout your dayy cause im gunna noww. Im gladd the officers hurtt.and nails, its okayy if im stupis and what nott:)
cheryl
5:37 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
John, its okayy if youu thinkk im dumb. I workk and go too school. Youu dont knoww himm or I so its okayy:) state your opinion loud and proud cause as I said, inn the endd hes still gunna gett outt:)
cheryl
5:38 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
And tbh theres no reason too sayy rude thinggs bout my children because theyy did nothingg too youu. Sorryy youu have nothingf better too do then pick onn 2 children under 3 years oldd. Hope youu feel good bout yourselff
John
5:40 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
And yet he will get locked up and be back in. Next person he is going to hit is you and then you will be calling those same guys you are so proud of he hurt. You are ignorant.
John
5:42 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Im not picking on yours kids I am pointing out the obvious with you as a parent. Good luck
cheryl
5:43 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
goof, im proud because he coulda done worse. And the reason im more proud izz because hes my mann. If youi love some1 youu back them upp. Leastt im nott onn here sayyingg thinggs like mutant babies lol ill defend himm til the dayy I die cause youu knoww if he wazz onn hiss medds then he wouldnt have done that hence the reason whyy I dont blame himm
cheryl
5:45 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Yess youu are pickingg onn my children. I workk 2 jobbs and go too school and youu cann askk Tony, the lastt person he will hitt izz me. He hadd a badd childhood witt abuse and neglect. He wont be back inn cause he gott hiss wake upp call noww. If youu would like too stopp beingg rude then maybe youu cann learn whyy this happened
cheryl
5:46 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
And im an amazingg parentt thenkk youu veryy much. Im witt my kidds everyydayy and he hass never done anyythingg too them nor I so I have no reason too keep himm away fromm them thankk youu
John
5:49 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Wrong is wrong . If a loved one hurt an officer I would still love them but I would not say I am proud of them. Your just a dumb girl, thats the problem. You will be left alone with those kids with the state paying for them. When he gets out it will be only a matter of time before you get hit and DYFS is knocking at the door to take the kids. Off his meds is not an excuse. Thats the problem with society always looking for something or someone else to blame instead of taking responsibility of there actions.
Dessy
5:49 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Not for nothing u got nothing to b proud of he's leavin u nd ur kids behind don't u think that affects ur kids come on
Tammy
5:51 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Cheryl-You are happy he tried to gouge out another human being's eyes? This is the example you want your children to try and emulate? As for not many graduating from Hopatcong High School are you referring to your crowd? My daughter is a recent graduate of Hopatcong High School and I proudly attended her graduation and I don't know the exact number but I would guess there were at least 200 graduating with her. I don't know of any of her friends or my friends children that didn't graduate when they were supposed to. By the way, a great father doesn't land himself in jail multiple times leaving his children to be raised by one parent and most likely supported by tax dollars. Do yourself and the rest of us a favor, take advantage of the many grants that are available to you because of your situation and get a college education, your children will have at least one successful parent to look up to if you do.
John
5:54 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
"ouu cann askk Tony, the lastt person he will hitt izz me" famous last words. When he does just think back to me on here and just remember I told you so.
cheryl
5:54 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Ill agree witt yoyu there. Ill take the statementt that im proud of himm back but idkk what youu arent understandingg bout the factt that I workk. Im nott a welfare moocher budd. And sayy what youu wantt. Je wont hitt me. And he plead guiltyy, theres your responsabilityy taken. But enjoyy your lyfe and thinkk what youu wantt bout me. I workk and take care of my kidds unlike alott of older parentts:) byeeeeee
cheryl
5:58 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
I dont thinkk youu read correct. Im goingg too school and workkingg. And hiss brother justt graduated this year. Im referringg too the sluggs youu see around townn all the time. Im nott onn welfare nor will I be. Idkk whyy youu guyys thinkk that but, good forr youu. Im done witt this convo. Ty byee
Dessy
6:02 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Personal option any1 will hit any1 if they are pushed to he maybe a loving caring person to u and your kids but if he truely cared he would be on his meds and sneeking counciling and as for asking tony he coudlnt believe the article when he read it
cheryl
6:05 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Dessy, I understand that. He wasnt onn hiss meds because we were havingg trouble addingg himm too my insurance. And I meantt askkingg Tony bout Frankies pastt and if he woulx hitt a woman. He wantts too stayy onn hiss meds and see a counselor forr himm, and forr us. But we were havingg trouble addingg himm too my insurance which izz the onlyy reason whyy he wasnt onn hiss meds.
Frazure
6:18 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
I'm dizzyy fromm readingg thee abovee conversationn......
cheryl
6:22 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Idkk whyy everyy1 feels the need too make funn of my typingg lol itt izz what itt izz guyys. Sorryy if youu dont like itt. Ive hadd too manyy people take my phone and text random people and gett me inn trouble, thats whyy I type different fromm others. Sorryy if thats nott okayy witt youu guyys
Tammy
6:28 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
One parent can't afford or has no insurance coverage through a JOB for his meds and both parents can't be bothered with or figure out how to correctly use birth control. These are our future leaders folks!! God help us all.
cheryl
6:32 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Excuse youu Tammy but I wazz onn birth control and I gott sick and my medication messed itt upp lol howw bout youu go pick onn the youngg mothers inn this town who partyy and are usingg your taxx dollars? And btww, I said havingg a hardd time gettingg himm onn my insurance. Nott that we didnt have itt. Your tryyingg too tell me youu've never hadd probbs witt medical insurance, carr insurance, your cable, anyythingg? Please gimme a breakk
cheryl
6:32 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
And Tammy, once again I have a jobb. Whyy itt izz youu cant understand that idkk lol
Brendan Kuty
6:37 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
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