— A 62-year-old father got hit in the face with a brick paver by the man who harassed his daughter, but was able to hold the man down until officers arrived, police said.

Officers responded to a report of a disruptive and drunken man at the American Legion Post 450 at 11 Oak Ave. at about 7:58 p.m. Wednesday, according to police.

When they arrived, they saw a man — bleeding from a large cut under his eye — on top of another man, holding him down, police said.

William D. Whritenour, 64, of Pequannock, had been walking on north on Newark Pompton Turnpike while harassing a 30-year-old woman traveling the same way on the street, police said. The woman then watched Whritenour walk into the American Legion and called her dad, who went to the building to speak with the man, police said.

The father and Whritenour were both outside when they started arguing and Whritenour tried leaving, police said. With officers already en route, the father attempted to hold Whritenour at the scene, police said.

That's when Whritenour struck the dad in the face with a brick paver, damaging and cutting his face, police said. But bleeding father still pinned Whritenour down until officers arrived, police said.

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Both men were taken to Chilton Memorial Hospital for treatment, according to police.

Whritenour was arrested after he was released from the hospital, police said. He was taken to the Pequannock Police Department and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose.

He was taken to the Morris County Correctional Facility in lieu of $25,000 bail, police said.