Man Arrested In Union County Shooting Death Of Bridgewater Man

ELIZABETH, NJ — A Plainfield man was arrested for the shooting death of a Bridgewater man that took place on Aug. 12 in Union County, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca announced Friday.

Maurice I. Pierce surrendered to the Elizabeth Police Department on Sept. 25 where he was taken into custody and processed for first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Pierce had been charged on Sept. 8 in the death of Jameer Outsey.

Outsey of Bridgewater, is a 2014 graduate of Franklin Township High School who went on to play Division I college football.

Elizabeth Police found Outsey with a gunshot wound in the early hours of Aug. 12, near the area of North Broad Street and Magnolia Avenue, according to the Union County Prosecutor's Office.

Someone had called emergency services to report he had been wounded, according to officials.

First responders took Outsey to a local hospital. Doctors at the hospital pronounced him dead, according to officials.

Outsey signed for the Iowa Hawkeyes after graduating from Franklin Township High School and then transferred to the University of Nevada - Las Vegas, according to his senior year football profile.

Pierce is currently being held in County Jail pending his next Court appearance.

Anyone with information about this matter is urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant Filipe Afonso at 908-965-3807, Detective Lewis King at 908-337-0807 or Elizabeth Police Department Detective John Londono at 908-764-6392.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477) or online at www.uctip.org; submission of tips made in this fashion that result in an indictment and conviction can be eligible for a reward of up to $10,000 via the Union County Crime Stoppers.

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