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Fifteen men have been arrested during a funeral in New Jersey for allegedly defying the state’s ban on public gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.

The incident in Ocean County late Wednesday was the fourth time in as many days that Lakewood police had to respond to a prohibited public event — this time a funeral where between 60 and 70 people gathered, according to a joint statement by Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Lakewood Police Chief Gregory Meyer.

“This gathering was in violation of (Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order), which bans gatherings of individuals, whether they be at weddings, parties, celebrations, or other social events including funerals,” they said in the statement.

“As officers tried to disperse the crowd, the crowd became unruly and argumentative,” they added about the incident at Eighth Street and Madison Avenue, near a Jewish temple and cemetery.

Backup police were called to assist in the arrests of 15 people for violating the order, including three Brooklyn men, the statement said.

The three included Samuel Manheim, 27, who was accused of refusing to identify himself and was charged with hindering his own apprehension and violating Murphy’s executive order.

The other two were Joel Jakubowitz, 36, and Shimon Hus, 18.

An earlier press release cited one of the suspects as a 100-year-old Lakewood man, but the county prosecutor’s office later said the man is actually 25 years old — and said the error was due to a “typographical error.”

Earlier incidents included a bat mitzvah attended by about 50 people, a group of 35 men gathered at a yeshiva and an engagement party attended by at least 16 people, including a 99-year-old man who was charged along with seven others.