Andrew Angulo, 19, was arrested soon after the victim said he pointed a gun at him and took his money and valuables just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Detective Vincent Auteri said.
Police recovered the weapon – a semi-automatic replica starter pistol, Auteri said.
“The robbery appeared to have been the result of a prior dispute between the two former acquaintances,” he said.
Angulo remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail on charges of first-degree robbery and weapons offenses.
Angulo’s criminal record includes four arrests over barely a month's time in Lyndhurst and Wallington last year on charges of making terroristic threats, resisting arrest, burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and hindering apprehension, among others.
Earlier this year, Angulo swung a golf club at a township police officer before being subdued, authorities said.
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