TEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN JULY 21, 2022 PASSAIC NEW JERSEY SHOOTING
" Brandon Morales Of Passaic Has Been Charged With Aggravated Assault & Related Weapons In Connection With Last Thursday's Shooting."
July 29, 2022 3:34 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
PASSAIC, NJ.- On Thursday, July 27, 2022, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman announced that based upon an investigation by The Passaic Police Department, Brandon Morales, 18, of Passaic, New Jersey, has been Arrested in connection to a shooting investigation that took place July 21, 2022, in the area of Passaic Street and 8 th Street in Passaic, New Jersey.
Mr. Morales is Charged with Second Degree Aggravated Assault; Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Firearm; Second Degree Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; Second Degree Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons; and Fourth Degree Criminal Mischief.
On Thursday, July 21, 2022, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Members of The Passaic Police Department responded to the area of Passaic Street and 8 th Street in Passaic, New Jersey on a report of a Shooting.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a potential crime scene and a 19-Year-Old Passaic, New Jersey man who had sustained a non-life threatening Gunshot Wound. The victim was immediately transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey for treatment. Based on the investigation, Brandon Morales was identified as the shooter and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
On Sunday, July 24, 2022, Members of The Passaic Police Department Arrested Mr. Morales in the area of Passaic Street and State Street in Passaic, New Jersey.
If Convicted The sentencing exposure for Mr. Morales on Second Degree Aggravated Assault is Five to Ten Years in New Jersey State Prison with Eighty Five Percent Term of Service before parole eligibility pursuant to The No Early Release Act and Three Years parole supervision upon release; on Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose it is Five to Ten Years in New Jersey State Prison with Forty-Two Months of parole ineligibility pursuant to The Graves Act; on Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon it is Five to Ten Years in New Jersey State Prison with Forty-Two months of parole ineligibility pursuant to The Graves Act, on Second Degree Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons it is Five to Ten Years in New Jersey State Prison with Five Years of parole ineligibility; and on Fourth Degree Criminal Mischief is up to Eighteen Months in New Jersey State Prison.
The State has filed a Motion for Pretrial Detention of Brandon Morales.
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact The Prosecutor's Office Tips Line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact The Passaic Police Department Detective Bureau at 973-365-3900.
" 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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