Bodycam footage captured the chilling moment a New Jersey police officer was stabbed in the face by a madman on Sunday night.
Two Galloway Township Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence around 8:30 p.m. after receiving several 911 hang-ups.
In footage released by police Monday, Officers Erik Tarnow and Hunter Thomas can be seen approaching the front door, knocking and being greeted by a woman.
The woman, who has not been identified, begins to explain that her son, Keith Kiminski, 30, was behind the incessant calls.
“He has a knife,” the woman told Tarnow and Thomas before an officer asked, “where is he right now?” »
Before the woman can respond, Kiminski rushes behind her toward the officers with a folding pocket knife.
“Wait, wait, wait, stop right there,” an officer can be heard pleading as the man lunges at him with the knife.
Tarnow was stabbed on the right side of his face before throwing Kiminski to the ground.
Tarnow and Thomas struggled with the 30-year-old man for several minutes before additional officers arrived on scene.
Tarnow was transported to a local hospital where he underwent surgery for his injuries and suffered a deep cut on the side of his face. He is in stable condition.
Thomas was treated for a minor head injury after the attack and released the same evening.
Kiminski was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and resisting arrest.
He is currently in custody, police said, awaiting a future court date.
“This incident reminds us once again of the dangers our police officers face every day,” said Chief Richard D. Barber.
“We are grateful that Officer Tarnow is recovering well and our department will be there to fully support Erik and his family.”
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