The break-in happened March 9 on Chilton Place
The Union County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Marshals on Wednesday apprehended a man wanted for slashing and robbing a woman in her Union Township home last March. (NJ.com file photo)ELIZABETH -- A man wanted for breaking into a Union Township home and slashing a woman last March was arrested Wednesday in a home in Irvington, authorities said.
Raymond Oliver, 53, was arrested after the Fugitive Squad of the Union County Sheriff's Office tracked him to to the Irvington home, Sheriff Joseph Cryan said in a statement.
Oliver was wanted for a March 9 break-in at a home on Chilton Place in Union, where he allegedly demanded money from a woman, then slashed her on the hand with a box cutter before fleeing with $100, police said.
The woman required 13 stitches to close the wound, authorities said.
Oliver was charged with first-degree armed robbery, burglary and aggravated assault. He is being held at the Union County jail without bail.
Authorities said Oliver was also wanted for failing to pay child support.
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