Crime & Safety
Matawan Men Robbed Driver at Gunpoint, Indictment Charges
Incident occurred on July 31, according to court records
Two Matawan men robbed a delivery man at gunpoint with an illegal weapon, a Monmouth County grand jury indictment charges.
The men, David A. Perez III and Dior K. Slade, both 21, are charged with threatening their victim with a handgun during a July 31 robbery, according to the indictment signed by Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
The pair allegedly robbed a Domino’s Pizza driver of money and a cell phone while he was walking to his car following a delivery at the Barrington Gardens apartment complex, according to an NJ.com report.
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Grand jurors found there is enough evidence to charge the men with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon by having a handgun without a permit, the indictment states.
Both men have been lodged in the Monmouth County Jail since the incident, according to department of corrections records.Find out what's happening in Matawan-Aberdeenwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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