JEFFERSON — Police say when a fight between neighbors got physical, one neighbor's teenage son came to his mother's defense — with a baseball bat.

Jefferson police.

Officer Dave Wojtach responded to a Terrance Avenue resident May 31, and learned Edward Bonacore, 56, had been arguing with a female neighbor, police said. The argument escalated, and Bonacore, who was intoxicated at the time, struck the woman, police said.

The woman's 15-year-old son then struck Bonacore with a baseball bat, police said.

Bonacore was placed under arrest and was charged with simple assault, police said. He was later transported to the Morris County Correctional Faculty in lieu of bail, police said.

Update, Thursday, 10:20 a.m.: While an initial statement from police didn't specify whether the teen would face any charges in the incident, police told NJ.com Thursday morning Bonacore was allegedly actively fighting with his female neighbor when her son stepped in, and police do not expect to charge the son.

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