An East Orange man allegedly opened fire during a robbery attempt in Newark last year.
NEWARK -- A 39-year-old East Orange resident was arrested in Asbury Park in connection with a shooting last year, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement Friday.
The 24-year-old victim told police he was near South Orange Avenue and Sunset Street Dec. 31 when he was approached by another man who tried to take his cell phone. When the victim ran the other man fired at him, police said. The shooter then fled the area.
Maurice Dernier was identified as the suspect by Major Crimes Shooting Team detectives, who obtained a warrant for his arrest. Dernier has been charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and was being held in the city jail on $95,000 bail.