2 Arrested After Large Police Search In Morris Twp

MORRIS TWP, NJ — Two men were arrested after a large police search in Morris Township Tuesday morning.

Meshach Whagar, 28, of Newark, and Tione Davis, 35, of East Orange, were arrested this week after crashing their car during a police chase and setting off a township wide search for them.

Around 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, police tried to stop the two for having the wrong registration tag, police said. Whagar and Davis allegedly sped away from police, eventually crashing into a telephone pole on Hanover Ave before running away on foot.

Whagar, the driver, was found hiding in a garage in Morris Township shortly afterwards. Davis was found at work the next morning.

Police said they found two handguns, one loaded with dum-dum bullets, during a search of the car.

Numerous police departments, including those from Morris Plains, Hanover, Morristown, Madison and Florham Park, and several county departments, were involved in the search. Residents were warned of heavy police presence and low flying helicopters for several hours as the search went on.

Whagar was charged with eluding, unlawful possession of a handgun, burglary, resisting arrest, hindering
apprehension, and possession of dum-dum bullets. Davis was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a handgun, resisting arrest, and possession of dum-dum bullets. Both were taken to the Morris County Correctional Facility.

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