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Prosecutor: Man With Airsoft Gun Who Caused Panic At Union Walmart Turns Himself In Prosecutor: Man With Airsoft Gun Who Caused Panic At Union Walmart Turns Himself In
Prosecutor: Man With Airsoft Gun Who Caused Panic At Union Walmart Turns Himself In A Newark man who caused the evacuation of a Union Walmart Thursday after brandishing an air-soft gun was arrested after turning himself into police later that day, authorities said. Joshua K. Phillips, 20, of Newark was charged with creating a false public alarm, weapon possession and shoplifting, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Union Police Director Daniel Zieser jointly announced. Police responded to the Springfield Road and Route 22 Walmart around 10:45 a.m. on reports of a black man with a gun in an aisle -- leading to a full evacuation of the building, authoritie…

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by Cecilia Levine