SHARE

Loaded Handgun Recovered, 3 Arrested After Driver Hits 4 Vehicles In Newark Carjacking

A loaded handgun was recovered and three people arrested in a Newark carjacking, authorities said.

Nashawn Green and Lester Ingram

Nashawn Green and Lester Ingram

Photo Credit: Newark PD

A victim reporting a carjacking told police someone got into their black 2014 Chevrolet Suburban on the 300 block of South 18th Street, around 6:50 Thursday morning, Newark police said.

Officers near Madison Avenue and South 16th Street saw the carjacked vehicle and attempted to stop it, but the driver fled -- hitting two unoccupied, parked cars and two occupied, parked cars, police said.

The vehicle came to a stop at 18th Avenue and Muhammad Ali Boulevard, where police arrested Nashawn Green, 18, Lester Ingram, 18, and a 17-year-old male, all from Newark, according to police. A loaded handgun was also recovered.

Green, the driver, faces charges of two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (vehicle), unlawful possession of a weapon (vehicle), eluding and resisting arrest. Ingram is charged with taking a means of conveyance without the owner’s consent.

The teen is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon (handgun), possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, possession of prohibited weapons (large capacity magazine) and receiving stolen property.

to follow Daily Voice Jersey City and receive free news updates.

SCROLL TO NEXT ARTICLE