Crime & Safety
Cops: Hopatcong Man Chases Group, Hits Man With Bat
The following arrest information was supplied by the Hopatcong police department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Hopatcong man chased a group of people and hit a man with a baseball bat, police said.
Dylan Tallaksen, 19, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of weapon with unlawful purpose.
Police said they responded to a report of a dispute in the middle of River Styx Road on May 23. Police said a man, who was bleeding from his right elbow, told them Tallaksen hit him with a baseball bat.
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Tallaksen was transported to Sussex County Jail on $25,000 bail, police said.
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