LAKE HOPATCONG, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man wanted in a domestic violence investigation was shot by a state trooper and has been charged with assault and resisting arrest, state officials said Monday.
The New Jersey attorney general’s office said that 35-year-old Matthew Gerndt, of Lake Hopatcong, was shot during an arrest and taken to a hospital for treatment. Officials said the injuries were not life-threatening.
Police were led to Gerndt’s home after receiving reports of a woman walking along Interstate 80, according to the attorney general’s statement. A trooper responded to help the woman, who was not identified. She had injuries to her face and body and told authorities Gerndt, who was her boyfriend, assaulted her, according to officials.
Police responded to Gerndt’s home to arrest him on a domestic violence charge. He rushed an officer and was shot. An unidentified trooper then fired two shots, hitting Gerndt in the lower body, according to the attorney general.
Gerndt faces a domestic violence charge after he’s discharged from the hospital, in addition to assault and resisting arrest charges.
It’s unclear whether Gerndt has an attorney to speak on his behalf.
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