Monmouth County robbery suspect turns himself in
A 20-year-old Neptune township man turned himself in to authorities last week based on robbery charges. The defendant was wanted in connection to the robberies of two Chinese food deliverymen which allegedly took place on June 9 on Palmer Avenue and on Doris Terrace on June 11. The defendant turned himself into police without incident and plans on filing a motion for a probable cause hearing today. For additional information, see the Asbury Park Press article entitled "Man wanted in robbery turns himself in, pleads not guilty".
Charges for robbery in New Jersey are governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 which provides in pertinent part:
§ 2C:15-1. Robbery
a. Robbery defined. A person is guilty of robbery if, in the course of committing a theft, he:
(1) Inflicts bodily injury or uses force upon another; or
(2) Threatens another with or purposely puts him in fear of immediate bodily injury; or
(3) Commits or threatens immediately to commit any crime of the first or second degree.
An act shall be deemed to be included in the phrase "in the course of committing a theft" if it occurs in an attempt to commit theft or in immediate flight after the attempt or commission.
b. Grading. Robbery is a crime of the second degree, except that it is a crime of the first degree if in the course of committing the theft the actor attempts to kill anyone, or purposely inflicts or attempts to inflict serious bodily injury, or is armed with, or uses or threatens the immediate use of a deadly weapon.
