Domestic Assault Leads to Drug Possession Arrest

ERMA — On Aug. 2, at approximately 11:20 p.m. Lower Township Patrol Officers were dispatched to the 900 Block of Shirley Avenue in the township’s Erma Section, for a reported domestic violence incident with an assault.
Investigation on scene determined that two females at that location were involved in a verbal argument when one of the females, identified as Bethany Titerence, age 21, of the Shirley Avenue address, physically assaulted the other female.
Officers on scene observed obvious signs of injury to the reporting party and put out a description of the actor who had already left the residence, to other patrol units in the area.
A short time later, Patrol Officer Jennifer Anzelone, observed Titerence walking along Route 9 in the area.
Titerence became very belligerent when questioned by the officer. Anzelone confirmed her identity and placed Titerence under arrest for Simple Assault during the course of a Domestic Violence Incident.
Titerence was then transported to the Lower Township Police Department for processing, where a search of her pocketbook, incidental to her arrest, revealed several baggies of Marijuana, a small vial of cocaine, a small scale and a grinder used to grind Marijuana.
Titerence was then charged with the following offenses:
Simple Assault during the course of a Domestic Violence Incident
Possession of Marjiuana with Intent to Distribute, being a fourth degree crime
Possession of cocaine, being a third degree crime
Two counts of Drug Paraphernalia
The incident was investigated by Patrol Officers Shaun Whittington and Jennifer Anzelone.