Convicted Robber Fires Shot During Paterson Holdup, Authorities Charge

PATERSON, N.J. – An ex-con robbed two victims with hours of one another, firing at shot at one of them, said Passaic County authorities who teamed up to arrest him.

Timothy Simmons
Photo Credit: *MUGSHOT: Courtesy PASSAIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR*

Jerry DeMarco

02/16/2018 11:04 a.m.

Timothy Simmons, 29, who spent two years in prison after a 2013 robbery spree, first pulled a gun on a 44-year-old city woman just after 7 a.m. Monday on East 22nd Street, authorities said.

Less than three hours later, they said, he robbed a 27-year-old city man on Crosby Street – firing a handgun as he fled but missing the victim, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said.

Simmons was due in court Friday after a joint investigation by city police and the Passaic Conty Sheriff’s Office led to his arrest a day earlier, Valdes said in a joint release with Acting Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald and Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik.

He’s charged with attempted murder, robbery and various weapons counts, including being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun.

Simmons remained held in the county lockup.

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