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Reynaldo Figueroa-Ardon, 20, of Vineland, New Jersey, faces attempted murder charges. (Montgomery County DA)
WHITEMARSH, PA A Montgomery County man has been charged with attempted murder after putting a gun to a police officer s head and pulling the trigger, authorities said.
Reynaldo Figueroa-Ardon, 20, of Vineland, New Jersey, was taken into custody shortly after the incident.
It occurred on around 8 a.m. Wednesday in Whitemarsh Township s Lafayette Hill area.
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Police had been called because Figueroa-Ardon was walking around the Mulberry Lane area, pulling on door handles to see if they were unlocked, police said.
When police arrived, Figueroa-Ardon walked away and refused to stop when the officer called to him, according to the district attorney s office.
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A 20-year-old South Jersey man is facing attempted murder charges after putting a gun to a local Pennsylvania police officer s head and pulled the trigger, authorities said.
Police responding to Mulberry Lane in the Lafayette Hill section of Whitemarsh Township found Reynaldo Figueroa-Ardon, of Vineland, checking car door handles to see if they were unlocked around 8 a.m., Wednesday, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said.
Dressed in an orange and green hoodie, Figueroa-Ardon walked away when he saw police, and ignored commands from the officers to stop, Steele said alongside Whitemarsh Township Police Chief Christopher Ward.