A Maryland man was arrested after allegedly assaulting a parking enforcement officer in Sussex County on Saturday.

On Saturday, August 16th, at approximately 4:30pm, officers from the Bethany Beach Police Department responded to the area of South Atlantic Avenue for the report of an assault.

According to police, 24-year-old Eric Peluso, from White Hall, Maryland, allegedly assaulted a 70-year-old Bethany Beach Parking Enforcement Officer. Law enforcement say Peluso was returning to his vehicle when he saw the parking officer writing a ticket for his vehicle. There were then words exchanged between the two. Police say Peluso then grabbed the officer, tackling him to the ground. He then took the officer's tablet and threw it at him while he was on the ground. Peluso also "placed his foot

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