Man Gets 9 Years After Police Chase In Stolen Car That Ended In Parsippany

PARSIPPANY, NJ — A man was sentenced to nine years in prison Thursday for a police chase in a stolen vehicle that ended in Parsippany. Isaac Zackery-Barnes pleaded guilty Nov. 17 to eluding a police officer, receiving stolen property and operating a stolen vehicle during the police pursuit.

Hanover police commanded Zackery-Barnes to pull over Sept. 22, 2020, in a vehicle they later discovered was stolen from Nutley. The Newark man instead fled the scene, swerving through traffic.

Throughout the chase, Zackery-Barnes drove on the wrong side of the road, ran a red light, left the roadway, hit a curb and kept going. He continued onto an entrance ramp to Route 287, where two tires in his vehicle blew out.

Authorities arrested Zackery-Barnes after a short investigation. Following the arrest, Hanover police reached out to the Morris County Auto Theft Task Force to coordinate with neighboring agencies and discover the vehicle was stolen.

Zackery-Barnes was sentenced to nine years in prison for the eluding charge and a four-year concurrent sentence for receiving stolen property. The 24-year-old also agreed to pay restitution to the victim.

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