WILDWOOD — Two Millville men were arrested Tuesday after speeding away from an officer attempting to make a traffic stop and after a gun was found in their car, police said.
Officers attempted a traffic stop on a Honda Pilot for suspicious activity in the 4700 block of New Jersey Avenue, according to a post on the Police Department’s Facebook page.
As an officer walked up to the car, the driver “abruptly accelerated,” police said. The officer tried to maintain a safe distance from the speeding car but eventually lost sight of it.
During the investigation into the incident, officers found the car and the two occupants in the area of the 100 east block of Roberts Avenue, police said.
Sage Jones, 21, and Angel Marrero, 20, were arrested, and police recovered a Taurus 9-mm handgun, according to the post.
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Jones was charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, fourth-degree obstruction, fourth-degree resisting arrest and second-degree conspiracy.
Marrero was charged with second-degree eluding, second-degree conspiracy and two counts of third-degree hindering apprehension.
Both were taken to the Cape May County jail.
