Crime & Safety
Men with Gun Arrested Sunday in Manalapan
Their car was stopped on Doe Drive, Monmouth County prosecutors said, and searched.
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Four men were arrested Sunday in Manalapan, where they were found with an unlicensed handgun and drugs on them, Monmouth County prosecutors said.
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Christopher Boothby, 19, of Brooklyn, Justin Masucci, 20, of Cliffwood Beach, Jeziel Romero, 21, of Laurence Harbor, (removed), were stopped by police in their car on Doe Drive. After a search of the vehicle, Manalapan police found a high-powered Browning 9MM handgun in their car, as well as nine hollow point bullets.
None of them had a permit for the gun, prosecutors say.
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Police also found marijuana on the men and 200 Alprazolam pills, an anti-anxiety medication. The men intended to sell the drugs, police said.
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