Crime & Safety
Boy Hit in Head By Errant Paintball Shot, Police Say
Hackettstown man charged with disorderly conduct for the incident.
A Hackettstown man was arrested Friday after a paintball he shot struck a kid in the head on Valentine Street, police said.
Joseph Banghart Jr., 44, was charged with disorderly conduct after police determined it was his paintball that struck a juvenile in the ear shortly before 4 p.m. Friday, Sgt. Darren Tynan said.
Banghart had been shooting the paintball gun into the street, Tynan said. The boy refused medical attention and Banghart was released pending a court appearance.
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