The New Jersey police officer arrested for invading her ex-boyfriend’s home is headed to an out-of-state mental health facility that treats cops.
Rebecca Sayegh was released from jail Friday after being taken into custody a week earlier when she resisted arrest, according to NJ.com. She’ll spend at least a month receiving treatment.
The 32-year-old Toms River law enforcement officer is accused of smashing the glass door of the home she once shared with one of the victims, then assaulting and threatening two of the people in that house. She’s also accused of damaging a vehicle parked outside that property.
Sayegh at one point lived with her boyfriend of five years in the home she’s accused of breaking into, according to her attorney. Her former partner is now dating someone else. That woman reportedly got a restraining order against the defendant Friday.
Sayegh will have 20 minutes to retrieve belongings she still has in the home. According to NJ.com, that includes a dog. She’ll be escorted by police.
The accused police officer was off duty when she used a baton to bash her way inside the house after 11 p.m. on April 25. Her boyfriend and his current girlfriend were in the living room, prosecutors claim.
A verbal dispute then escalated leading to the female victim suffering an eye injury before the boyfriend left the residence to call 911. Sayegh then allegedly fought with the responding officers. She’s also accused of causing $2,000 to the home.
Her attorney cited Sayegh’s nine years of police work and previously clean record for justifying rehabilitation. Charges against her include home invasion burglary, assault, criminal mischief, terroristic threats and resisting arrest
