A man who armed himself with an axe, hid in a shed and injured two police officers was taken into custody last week, police said Wednesday.

Stewart Allay, 34, of Middle Township, has been charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, among other charges, authorities said.

Allay was reportedly “acting erratically and aggressively” towards family members on the evening of Aug. 22, according to Middle Township police.

Allay, armed with an axe, then entered a two-story shed at a residence on West Shellbay Avenue in the Cape May Court House section of the township, where he refused to communicate with police, authorities said.

Officers secured the perimeter of the shed before briefly communicating with Alla

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