Authorities in Newark announced the arrest of Jerome Brown, 23, of Newark, for Possession of a 9mm handgun and drugs.
According to police, at approximately 9:00 p.m., 2nd Precinct officers responded to a tip that a man armed with a gun entered a Newark Housing Authority building on Cedar Lane.
Once at the building, the officers teamed up with Newark Special Police Officers who were assigned to patrol the complex by the Newark Housing Authority.
The officers located Brown in the building and arrested him without incident police said.
In addition to the gun, Brown had 61 decks of Cocaine, 33 bags of Marijuana, 39 Xanax prescription pills and nearly eight hundred dollars in cash which were confiscated as evidence of narcotics sales.
Director Ambrose said, “We will continue to work with the Newark Housing Authority to reduce violence and other criminal activities that adversely impact the quality of life in our public housing complexes.
This cooperative effort removed a gun and a suspect from our streets and our community.”
Brown is charged with Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Possession of a Prohibited Large Capacity Weapon, Possession of CDS (Cocaine, Marijuana and Xanax), Possession of CDS with Intent to Distribute, Possession of CDS with Intent to Distribute from 500 feet from a park, Possession of CDS with Intent to Distribute from 1000 feet from a school and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
This charge is merely an accusation.
The suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Director Ambrose urges anyone with information about this crime or any other crimes to call the Department's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477) or 1-877-NWK-GUNS (1-877-695-4867).
All anonymous Crime Stopper tips are kept confidential and could result in a reward.