A Newark man who falsely reported being carjacked in the city had cops arresting the man on Friday according to reports.
Authorities said detectives arrested 23-year-old Newark resident **Terrell Bentley** for falsely reporting that he was carjacked before a second set of detectives identified him as a driver who ran from a car that had crashed and was found to contain a gun and drugs.
According to police at approximately 1a.m., Special Enforcement Detectives were patrolling near the Betty Shabazz housing complex in response to criminal intelligence that they received about potential violence in the area when they saw a gray Nissan that was speeding in the area.
Cops followed the car to 18th Avenue and as they neared Boyd Street where they activated their lights and siren to attempt a motor vehicle stop authorities said.
Instead of stopping however, the driver sped away and then crashed into a parked car near Avon Avenue and South 10th Street.
Two juvenile females who were in the car were apprehended immediately but the driver fled on foot and eluded capture. Authorities said both juveniles were taken to the hospital for minor injuries resulting from the crash before they were released to their parents.
Inside of the Nissan, detectives found approximately 50 grams of marijuana and a semi-automatic handgun.
Several hours later, Bentley attempted to claim that three armed men took the Nissan at around 1a.m. when he was carjacked.
While detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau were investigating his carjacking allegation, members of the Special Enforcement Bureau identified Bentley as the Nissan’s driver who escaped after the car crashed on Avon Avenue and South 10th Street authorities said.
Bentley was charged with filing a false police report for lying about the carjacking, possession of the handgun found in the Nissan, possession of a handgun for unlawful purposes, eluding, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and numerous narcotic related offenses.