Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey — (News Release) — On Saturday, December 31, 2016, at 8:30 am, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department responded to the Days Hotel on Tilton Road, in the Farmington section of the township in reference to a violent domestic.
Upon arrival the victim, Samantha Popkin (21 years of age from Delaware) was found with visible signs of injury causing by being struck in the face and head with a closed fist by her boyfriend, Alexander Kearney (21 years of age from Delaware).
Officers attempted to take Kearney into custody for the domestic assault but he violently resisted arrest. Kearney struggled violently for several minutes with the officers at the scene and a police dog before he was able to be taken into the custody.
During the struggle two officers were injured and the police dog was assaulted. The officers injuries were not life threatening.
Popkin was treated at the scene by the Egg Harbor Township Ambulance Squad for facial injuries and transported to Shore Medical Center.
