Police in Newark is reporting that **Jaquee Amons, 23, Al-Samad Hodges, 18, and a 17-year old male,** all of Newark, were arrested for weapon possession this morning.
According to police, at approximately 12:12 a.m., members of Newark Police Division’s Special Enforcement Bureau learned that Belleville police officers were in pursuit of a black 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee that had been involved in two armed robberies in their jurisdiction.
Detectives located the vehicle parked in a lot and the suspects hiding in an apartment in the 300-block of 15th Avenue. Inside the apartment, they also recovered a loaded .380 caliber high-capacity firearm and a .40 caliber handgun both hidden in a toilet.
Both firearms were reported stolen from out of state with the Grand Cherokee reported stolen out of Mountain Lakes.
Amons, Hodges and the juvenile were taken into custody.
Each of the individuals was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and disposing of a large capacity ammunition magazine.
They each may face additional charges.