Manhunt Ends With 3 Arrests After Stolen Bentley Crash In Morris Co.: Police

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Three men were arrested and charged in connection with a motor vehicle theft after crashing a stolen Bentley and fleeing from officers in Morris County, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office.

Rajohn Robinson,27, of Newark, Eion Johnson,18, of East Orange, and Dahmar Robinson,21, of Jersey City, were all charged by complaint warrant and lodged in the Morris County Correctional Facility, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said.

Police were first alerted to the stolen vehicle, which was traveling on State Highway 15 South at 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 17.

A short time later, the Wharton Police Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash in the area of SH 15 South and Mt. Pleasant Avenue.

Officers arrived and confirmed the vehicle involved in the crash was a 2021 Bentley Bentayga stolen the day before from a residential garage in Rumson. The three men fled the scene after the vehicle crashed, Carroll said.

The Morris County Sheriff's K-9 Unit and the Morris County Office of Emergency Management assisted in the investigation and search efforts, which resulted in the arrest of all three males within the surrounding areas.

All three men were charged with unlawful taking of a means of conveyance, two counts of motor vehicle theft and obstruction by flight, Carroll said.

“Thankfully, there were no injuries to any of our citizens or responding personnel. This is yet another regrettable incident of vehicle theft that greatly transcends the 'joy ride'. Here we have the merging of several of the most dangerous current challenges we all face with the unprecedented rise in vehicle thefts,” Carroll said.

In accordance with bail reform, all three men are currently being held in the Morris County Correctional Facility pending a future court date.

“I’d like folks to know that this is not simply a matter of temporarily losing your vehicle to car thieves, then navigating the insurance process to obtain a replacement. Your car is extremely likely to be used in the commission of other serious crimes to include shootings and murder, it’s happening every day. That’s the real reason they’re taking them, it’s for their anonymity, during the crime spree, and then disposal. These felons are not joyriders, it’s a criminal enterprise and it's happening every day,” Sheriff Gannon said.

“We know the dangerousness of these actors, we ask that you help by locking your car doors, taking your key fobs into your homes, and working with your neighbors to report anything that appears suspicious. Don’t allow your car to be used to carry out a deadly event,” Gannon said.