Police: Man Fled From Cops Through Neighbors' Yards

When an area man allegedly decided to run from the long arm of the law, he didn't get any farther than his neighbors' back yards before it reached out and cuffed him on a resisting arrest charge.

When Patrolman James DePonte tried to arrest Artis Edwards, 50, of West Sunset Avenue, Red Bank, on an outstanding Red Bank warrant Sunday afternoon, Edwards allegedly took off up the north side of his street and then through several back yards on the south side.

Despite the fact that a uniformed police officer shouted, "Police. You are under arrest," Edwards ran, the complaint warrant said.

When police caught up with him, he was arrested and charged with the original contempt of court charge and resisting arrest.

Edwards' court date was set for June 6 at 8:30 a.m. in Red Bank Municipal Court. He was held on $2,500 bail with no 10 percent option by Judge William Himelman.