đź”´ This Dover councilman is due in court next Monday
đź”´ Prosecutors dismissed one count of aggravated assault
đź”´ Sergio Rodriguez still faces charges of assault and criminal coercion
DOVER — A local elected official who took cleaning this Morris County town’s streets into his own hands has one less assault charge to fight in court.
Dover Councilman Sergio Rodriguez, 30, says he’s been “completely absolved” after the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office dismissed one count of aggravated assault.
The charge was related to an incident on Sept. 25, 2024, in Dover.
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Local police said Rodriguez, a Democrat, shoved a man to the ground and the victim’s head slammed into a concrete wall as he fell. According to a police report, the victim suffered a cut on his head and he lost consciousness…