Crime & Safety
Newark Woman Snuck Gun Into Police Holding Cell, Found Guilty: ECPO
Police detained a woman after an incident at a local White Castle. She later tried to hide a gun in the holding cell, authorities said.
NEWARK, NJ — A Newark woman who snuck a gun into a police holding cell has been convicted of multiple criminal offenses, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Talisha Arrington, 34, of Newark, has been found guilty of second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun and fourth-degree tampering with evidence, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Prosecutors released the following allegations about the incident:
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“The charges resulted from an incident that occurred on July 15, 2020, at a White Castle restaurant on Elizabeth Avenue in Newark. Arrington was detained after that incident and was placed in a holding cell at the Newark police headquarters on Clinton Avenue. Once in the holding cell, Arrington removed a handgun, which was concealed on her person, and attempted to hide it in the holding cell.”
Newark officials recovered the handgun, authorities noted.
Arrington faces up to 10 years in state prison, prosecutors said. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 30.
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