A suspect who lunged at police officers in New Jersey on Sunday night has been charged with attempted murder, and police released body camera footage of the incident that left one officer with a stab wound.
officer with Galloway Township Police Department The department said in an updated news release Monday that it was dispatched to the home around 8:30 p.m. Sunday in response to several 911 disconnected calls.
Upon arrival, officers met with the suspect’s mother, who can be heard on video warning the officer, who was running a body camera, that her son had a knife.
“Where is he now?” the officer asked, straight to the officer as 30-year-old Keith Kiminski came around the corner and through the doorway.
Two New Jersey police officers attacked while responding to a 911 disconnected call, one stabbed in the face
The suspect, Keith E. Kiminski, 30, of Galloway, can be seen coming out of a doorway around the corner and confronting responding officers. (Galloway County Police Department/Facebook)
“Hold on, hold on,” a police officer can be heard saying. “Stop, stop, stop!”
A scuffle then ensued.
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Keith Kiminski allegedly approached the officer and stabbed him in the right side of the face with a folding pocket knife. (Galloway County Police Department/Facebook)
During what police described as a “violent altercation,” “Officer Eric Tarnow was immediately stabbed in the right side of the face with a folding pocket knife,” police said in a press release.
Police added that Tarnow and Officer Hunter Thomas took Kiminski to the ground and struggled for several minutes before additional officers arrived as backup.
Tarnow was taken to hospital and underwent surgery for a “large cut on the side of his face”. Police say the man is currently in stable condition.
Keith Kiminski and officers Eric Tarnow and Hunter Thomas engaged in a scuffle on the ground for several minutes until additional backup officers arrived on the scene. (Galloway County Police Department/Facebook)
Thomas was treated for minor head injuries and released Sunday night, police said.
“This incident is yet another reminder of the dangers that police officers face on a daily basis,” Galloway County Police Chief Richard D. Barber said in a statement. “We are grateful that Officer Tarnow is recovering well and our department will provide Eric and his family with our full support.”
Police said Keith Kiminski was charged with numerous crimes, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and resisting arrest. (Galloway County Police Department)
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Kiminski is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and resisting arrest. He was taken to the Atlantic County Justice Facility pending a future court date.
FOX News’ Landon Mion contributed to this report.
