ARRESTS MADE IN LAST TUESDAY'S SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A WOMAN ON MORRISTOWN RECREATION TRAIL
" 17-Year-Old & 18-Year-Old Charged With First Degree Sexual Assault In Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Attack Of A Woman While Jogging In Morristown."
May 11, 2022 4:11 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
MORRISTOWN, NJ.- On Friday, May 6, 2022 Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Christoph K. Kimker, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Morristown Police Chief Darnell Richardson, and Morris Township Police Chief Mark DiCarlo announced that Two Men have been Arrested and Charged in connection with an alleged Sexual Assault that occurred in the afternoon of Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Morristown, New Jersey.
On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at approximately 3:41 p.m., on the Traction Line Recreation Trail in Morristown, Two Males approached a female and asked for money. When the female victim did not provide money, one of the males pushed the victim to the ground and Sexually Assaulted her while the other male stood nearby. It has been alleged that that male who pushed the victim to the ground was armed with a rock at the time he Sexually Assaulted her. Thereafter, both suspects fled the area. Both suspects were unknown to the victim.
On Friday, May 6, 2022, a 17-Year-Old Juvenile male and an adult, Lizandro Osorio-Mejia, 18, were Arrested in connection with the above Sexual Assault. It should be noted that these Arrests were effectuated within hours of the public release of identifying information by the authorities.
The Juvenile was Charged with One Count of First Degree Robbery; One Count of Second Degree Conspiracy to Commit Robbery; and Fourth Degree Theft.
Mr. Osorio-Mejia was Arrested and Charged with: Two Counts of First Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault; One Count of Second Degree Sexual Assault; Two Counts of Third Degree Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact; One Count of Fourth Degree Criminal Sexual Contact; One Count of First Degree Robbery; One Count of Second Degree Conspiracy to Commit Robbery; One Count of Fourth Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; One Count of Third Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; One Count of Third Degree Terroristic Threats; One Count of Third Degree Aggravated Assault; and One Count of Fourth Degree.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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