Metuchen Man Arrested After Bike Riding On Middlesex Greenway

METUCHEN, NJ — A Metuchen man was arrested Tuesday after police said he was riding his bike on the Middlesex County Greenway, which is currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The man also ignored police commands to stop bicycling and rode away when an officer shouted at him to stop, said law enforcement. His arrest was released by the office of New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, which has been publishing weekly round-ups of New Jersey residents charged with violating the quarantine.

William Teachen, 59, of Metuchen, was charged by Metuchen police with obstruction and violating the emergency orders, both disorderly persons offenses.

A Metuchen police officer said he found Teachen riding his bicycle along the Middlesex County Greenway, a closed county park, and told him to exit the park, according to the AG. Teachen allegedly failed to comply and rode away.

After the officer activated his siren and got out of his car to ask Teachen for his ID, the man tried to ride past the officer, disobeyed commands, and had to be physically removed from his bicycle, said the Attorney General.

Park entrances to the Middlesex County Greenway are taped off and there are signs indicating the park is closed.