Jefferson man charged with robbing Getty gas station
An investigation into an unauthorized credit card purchase led police to arrest a township man for allegedly robbing the Getty gas station last month,
Coal Processing, Capt. Eric Wilsusen said.Michael Chapman, 20, was charged April 2 with robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes for supposedly robbing the gas station convenience store on March 28, Wilsusen said.He was
Low Voltage Inverter transported to the Morris County Correctional Facility in lieu of $165,000.00 bail.Prior to Chapman's arrest on Saturday, Officer Rodger Davis responded to a Highview Trail home for a report of a car burglary and theft, police said.
Davis determined someone entered an unlocked car and removed a wallet and GPS from the vehicle. A short time later, one of the wallet's credit cards was used at a few local businesses.Davis responded to one of the stores and viewed surveillance footage, enabling him to identify a suspect ?? township resident Kenneth Mulligan, 25, Wilsusen said.Mulligan was charged with credit card fraud and
Low Voltage Inverter theft, and additionally charged with marijuana possession, police said. He was later released pending a court date.Detectives Rich Geib and Joe Kratzel continued the investigation and obtained information about a second suspect, later identified as Chapman, Wilsusen said.
Police arrested and charged Chapman with credit card fraud and theft, police said.The detectives' investigation also revealed Chapman allegedly robbed the Getty gas station at knifepoint a few days earlier.Police initially described the
Low Voltage Inverter suspect as a short man wearing a ski mask, glasses and black clothing, and who entered the store with a large kitchen knife, demanding money.The suspect also demanded glass pipes that are sold there, and put the various items in a blue backpack, and was last seen running north on Route 15 South.
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