Second man charged after he allegedly interfered with arrest
NEWARK -- Police are investigating to determine if a 26-year-old resident who was found in possession of two guns had any involvement with a nearby shooting Sunday, department spokesman Sgt. Ron Glover said.
Members of the city's Violence Reduction Initiative were patrolling along South Orange Avenue when they received a call of a shooting around 8 p.m. near Smith Street. The initiative consists of personnel from the FBI, State Police, Essex County Sheriff, Essex County Prosecutor and the State Parole office.
As soon as they arrived at the scene, officers found a man in front of a house in the 100 block of Smith who matched a description of the suspect, Glover said. Michael McClean was stopped as he was trying to walk away, Glover also said, and was placed under arrest after two 9-mm guns, a Ruger and a Taurus, were found in his possession.
Police also arrested Emerson Pravilus, 40, who tried to interfere with the arrest, Glover said. He has been charged with obstruction of the administration of law.
The victim of the shooting was also located and transported to University Hospital. Glover did not have information on his condition.
Ballistics testing was being carried out to determine the origin of the rounds fired at the victim, Glover also said.
"Officers were able to make these arrests by quickly acting on the information provided to them by the dispatcher. Here again, with help from our partners in law enforcement, we were able to arrest the suspects and remove two more guns from the hands of a career criminal," said Newark Police Director Eugene Venable.
Police ask that anyone with information about this or any other crime call the department's 24-hour Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 877 NWK-TIPS (877 695-8477) or NWK-GUNS (877 695-4867).
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