Juvenile Arrested in East Brunswick
A juvenile, aged 12, from Old Bridge, NJ was arrested by police Friday after the juvenile allegedly flashed a knife and threatened fellow juveniles during a dispute at the Brunswick Square Mall, which is located close near the East Brunswick Municipal Court..East Brunswick Police Officers were dispatched to the Barnes and Noble parking lot around 9:25 p.m., and located a large group of juveniles. The police investigation revealed that the juvenile-suspect allegedly brandished the knife and pointed it at a 15-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl. The suspect was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and terroristic threats. The juvenile was then released to a guardian.
The article did not say under what terms or conditions the juvenile was released. All juvenile matters are heard by a juvenile referee if the charges are not that serious, otherwise they are hear in the Family Division-Juvenile part in the county the suspect resides or where the offense was committed. The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office will likely charge the juvenile with several counts of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3, terroristic threats-a third degree offense, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(d) unlawful possession of a weapon- a fourth degree offense and N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(d), possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose-a third degree offense.
It is unclear whether the juvenile suspect was acting in self-defense, which would provide him a legal defense to some charges or simply was acting foolishly.
By: Thomas H. Martin, Esq.
Thomas H. martin, Esq. is a Freehold criminal attorney who handles criminal, juvenile, domestic violence, DWI and all traffic offenses throughout the State of NJ.
