City resident was captured by fugitive unit Tuesday
NEWARK -- A 34-year-old city man was arrested by the police department's Fugitive Apprehension Team Tuesday morning on domestic-violence charges, department spokesman Sgt. Ron Glover said.
Tajiddin Rainey, who was picked up in the 100 block of South Harrison Street in East Orange, has been at large since Friday.
Police were called to a Prince Street home that day on a terroristic threat complaint. A 25-year-old woman told arriving officers her brother, Rainey, choked her during a dispute and threatened to kill her if she called police, Glover said. Rainey was allegedly holding a gun when he threatened the woman.
The woman broke free from Rainey's chokehold and ran from the apartment, Glover also said. Rainey had left the home before police arrived.
Rainey, who Glover said was armed with a loaded .45-caliber handgun when he was arrested, has been charged with making terroristic threats, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon.
"I applaud the efforts of the members of Fugitive Apprehension Team who worked hand -in -hand with detectives from the Robbery Squad with the mutual purpose of removing this dangerous individual from our streets," stated Police Director Eugene Venable.
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