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Entitled man assaults officer because the officer is questioning him about the crash he was in. A routine hit-and-run investigation quickly spiraled into a violent workplace brawl after an Exeter police sergeant tracked down a suspect across town lines in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. ​The incident began on Portsmouth Avenue in Exeter near a local Dunkin', where officers were dispatched to investigate a reported crash involving a driver who fled the scene. Through investigative leads, the sergeant traced the suspected vehicle and its registered operator to a retail business just over the border in neighboring Stratham. The officer made contact with the suspect identified as 25-year-old Joshua Horgan of East Kingston. The officer tried to question him but Josh felt he was the law and need not be bothered with this officer's investigation. The officer followed Josh to his employer. ​Inside the store, management requested that the inquiry not disrupt operations on the sales floor. The officer agreed to wait by the counter for the employee. When Horgan emerged, the sergeant calmly requested that they step outside to review the collision report. ​The moment they reached the exterior walkway, the interaction deteriorated. Horgan became hostile, repeatedly refusing to present identification and demanding an explanation for his detention. Without warning, he snapped, “What do I got to do to rid of you?” and assaulted the officer. ​The sergeant immediatelytackled Horgan to neutralize the assault. During the takedown, the officer struck his he@d against a concrete parking barrier, resulting in an injury. Seeing the lone struggling on the pavement with a suspect, an alert civilian bystander, who had been waiting in the area while his wife was in post-surgery care nearby, stepped in without hesitation. The Good Samaritan helped the sergeant pin and restrain Horgan until backup units from both Stratham and Exeter arrived to assist. ​Even once in custody, Horgan remained combative and spat at assisting officers, requiring the use of a protective spit hood during transport. ​Because the assault occurred within Stratham, the Stratham Police Department assumed jurisdiction over the altercation. Horgan was charged with: Three counts of Simple Assault (for the strikes to the sergeant and spitting on responding officers) One count of Resisting Arrest or Detention Conduct After an Accident (the underlying hit-and-run violation) ​At his arraignment in the 10th Circuit District Court in Brentwood, prosecutors successfully argued for preventative detention on public safety grounds. A judge ordered Horgan held without bail at the Rockingham County Department of Corrections as pretrial proceedings continue. His case is still making its way through the court system.