TWO ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY AND POSSESSION OF A WEAPON IN FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP

FRANKLIN TWP., N.J. – Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella M. Maeweather announced the arrest of Oscar Juarez-Perfecto, age 18, Phillips Road, Franklin Township, New Jersey, and the arrest of a Middlesex County juvenile male, age 17, in relation to a robbery which occurred in Franklin Township on Thursday, November 9, 2023.Prosecutor McDonald stated that at approximately 1:24 p.m. on Thursday, November 9, 2023, Franklin Township Police Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting that two males in a SUV were having an altercation with another male in the area of Claremont Road in Franklin Township. The caller reported that one of the males appeared to be in possession of a handgun. Officers from the Franklin Township Police Department responded to the call. Upon responding, Franklin Township Police officers located the alleged SUV and the two suspects in the area, detaining them for further investigation. Detectives from the Franklin Township Police Department and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit responded to investigate. Prosecutor McDonald stated that an investigation was conducted which revealed that the driver of the SUV, a juvenile male who was one of the individuals detained by the Franklin Township Police officers, drove up to a male on Claremont Road, brandished a handgun, and demanded the victim’s money and cellular telephone. The passenger of the SUV, also detained by Franklin Township Police officers and identified as Oscar Juarez-Perfecto, also jumped out of the SUV and brandished a handgun. A vape pen was taken from the victim, but no injuries were sustained resulting from the robbery. Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Franklin Township Police Department were able to recover the two handguns that were used during the robbery. Defendant Oscar Juarez-Perfecto and the juvenile were both arrested and charged with 1st degree Robbery, 2nd degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and 2nd degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose. Defendant Juarez-Perfecto was lodged in the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing in this matter. The juvenile defendant was lodged in the Middlesex County Youth Detention Center pending a family court appearance.

Prosecutor McDonald, Chief Roman, and Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella M. Maeweather request anyone with information relating to this incident to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100 or the Franklin Township Police Department at (732) 873-5533 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ. Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential. NOTE: The charges are merely an accusation, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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