Neil Raciti, 47, was suspended without pay from his job.
MILLTOWN -- The victim in a sheriff's officer's alleged attack suffered a fracture, leading to an aggravated assault charge, the Middlesex County prosecutor said.
Neil Raciti, 47, who is also a borough councilman, was charged Sunday and taken into custody. He was later released without bail. The incident happened about 1 p.m. in Milltown, authorities said.
The victim was treated at Saint Peter's University Hospital and discharged, authorities said.
The name of the victim was not released.
The alleged attack, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey, did not involve Raciti's job, and he was off duty at the time. Raciti was originally charged with simple assault, a disorderly persons offense -- but the charge was upgraded to a third-degree aggravated assault charge Monday when authorities learned the woman suffered a fracture, Carey said.
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Raciti was suspended without pay from his job as a sheriff's officer, Middlesex County Sheriff Mildred Scott said earlier Monday.
According to Raciti's LinkedIn page, he's been a sheriff's officer for 14 years. He's currently assigned to the transportation division, responsible for transporting prisoners
Police are asking anyone with information to call Sgt. Christopher Witt or Officer Shawn Holland, both of the Milltown Police Department, at (732) 828-1100.
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