Cops And Courts – October 20, 2017

OCEAN CITY — A Berlin man was arrested on assault and other charges last weekend after allegedly running into the side of a vehicle on Coastal Highway as a pedestrian and then attempting to get inside the female driver’s vehicle.

Around 11 p.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer was on routine patrol on Coastal Highway in the area of 33rd Street when he observed an individual, later identified as Gregory Sterling, 35, of Berlin, attempting to gain access to the driver’s side door of a vehicle. As the officer turned around, he observed a nearby restaurant employee attempting to pull Sterling away from the driver and the vehicle, according to police reports.

By the time the officer circled around and arrived on the scene, Sterling was leaning on the female driver through the driver’s side door. The driver was upset and struggling to get away, according to police reports. The OCPD officer grabbed Sterling by the arm and attempted to pull him away. At that point, Sterling was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, disorderly conduct and disorderly intoxication.

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