Ricardo Pavilus, 35, is being held on $100,000 bond
Ricardo Pavilus (Essex County Correctional Facility) NEWARK - A city man was arrested Friday in connection with a December shooting in the city's West Ward.
Ricardo Pavilus, 35, was recognized by officers while walking along South Orange Avenue, and taken into custody on an active warrant charging him with aggravated assault and weapons offenses, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement.
He had been wanted since earlier this month, when members of the city's Cease Fire Shooting Response Team found evidence he had been involved with the Dec. 12 shooting near South Orange Avenue and Halstead Street, which sent another man to the hospital.
Pavilus remains held at the Essex County Jail on $100,000 bond, according to county sheriff's records.
The shooting remains under investigation, and anyone with information about it or any other crime is asked to call the Newark Police Department's 24-hour Crime Stoppers' confidential tip line at (877) NWK-TIPS or (877) NWK-GUNS.
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