Newark Man Charged In Garden State Plaza Carjacking

PARAMUS, NJ — Charges have been filed against one man who is alleged to have taken part in an armed carjacking outside Garden State Plaza in Paramus earlier this month.

Curtis L. Brinson, 44, of Newark, is charged with conspiracy to commit armed carjacking, and with being an accomplice to the crime, the Paramus police announced.

Officers responded to the shopping center on Sept. 14 after 9 p.m. on reports of the carjacking and, at the scene, spoke with two Jersey City men, both 30, who said they were the victims. Read more: Vehicle Taken In Paramus 'Carjacking' Found In Jersey City: Cops

The men reported that when they exited the mall, they observed a man sitting on a light post stanchion near their vehicle. When they got to their vehicle, the suspect, who hasn't been identified, ran over to the car and pulled a black hand gun, police said, demanding the keys and eventually fleeing in the car.

The vehicle was eventually recovered in Jersey City, and law enforcement also seized another vehicle that was involved in the carjacking, officials said.

According to police, Paramus Police Detective Dan Cullen, Detective Sgt. Keith Dimascio and Paramus Officer Anthony Mordaga were able to develop information and evidence that allowed them to charge Brinson in the carjacking case on Sept. 24. He was arrested in Newark, but eventually taken to Bergen County Jail.

The investigation is ongoing, and police officials said "additional arrests are expected shortly."

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