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Pair Accused of Attacking NJ State Trooper for Issuing Speeding Ticket Will Remain Jailed Until Trial

The pair allegedly attacked the trooper after he issued them a speeding ticket

What to Know

  • Alecia Jones and Tyson Stamper allegedly attacked a state trooper after they received a speeding ticket
  • The pair will remain jailed until the their trial on aggravated assault charges
  • Trooper Campoverde suffered broken bones and underwent two surgeries to have plates inserted in his face

Two people accused of attacking and seriously injuring a New Jersey state police trooper during a motor vehicle stop will remain jailed until their trial on aggravated assault charges.

A judge issued the ruling Friday during a hearing for Alecia Jones, of Hillside, and Tyson Stamper, of Elizabeth. It's not known if either one has retained an attorney.

The pair allegedly attacked trooper Nelson Campoverde after he stopped them Sept. 14 on Route 80 in Hackensack. They allegedly confronted him after he issued Jones a speeding ticket and punched the trooper repeatedly until some passing motorists came to his aid.

Campoverde suffered broken facial bones and underwent two surgeries to have plates inserted in his face and his eyes realigned. He was released from the hospital Thursday.

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