Crime & Safety
Ex-High School Basketball Star Charged In N.J. Shooting
The 6 foot 4 inch guard tallied more than 1,000 points in his high school career and earned first-team All-Division honors in 2014.
Newark, NJ – Authorities have charged a former New Jersey high school basketball star with aggravated assault in connection with a November shooting, a report stated.
On Monday, Keywon N. Savage – a former standout player with Central High School in Newark – was arrested in connection with an alleged shooting that took place on South 11th Street in November, NJ.com reported.
Nobody was injured in the alleged shooting, NJ.com stated.
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He was being held in lieu of $150,000 bail for multiple assault and weapon possession charges as of Friday, according to the Essex County Inmate Lookup website.
Savage, a 6 foot 4 inch guard, tallied more than 1,000 points in his high school career, which ended in 2014.
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He ranked #85 among New Jersey high school players during his 2013-14 senior season and also earned first-team All-Division honors that year.
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