An NJ school superintendent was arrested and charged with assault, police said, stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident and fight at the Jersey Shore.
According to police, Lodi Public Schools Superintendent Douglas Petty was heard yelling at a woman while on Sumner Avenue near the Boulevard in Seaside Heights after 1 a.m. on Sunday. Soon after, a police officer allegedly saw Petty punch a woman, who theSeaside Heights police said that another man then went up to Petty and the pair got into a argument, which escalated to a physical altercation. The officer at the scene detained Petty, who was arrested for assault.
He was released on Monday, a courts spokesperson said, and is next scheduled to appear in court in Seaside Heights on Sept. 13.