While conducting surveillance around 10 p.m., Street Crimes Officers observed Neals pass a handgun to the teen.
Sharome R. Neals appears in Central Judicial Processing Court on gun charges. Caitlin Mota | The Jersey Journal Jersey City police arrested a 23-year-old Carteret man, a 16-year-old Jersey City teen and recovered one loaded handgun Wednesday night at the Marion Gardens public housing complex, officials said.
While conducting surveillance around 10 p.m., Street Crimes Officers spotted Sharome Neals, 23, pass a handgun to the teen, Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said. The officers then moved in and placed both individuals under arrest.
The gun, a .45 caliber semi-automatic, was loaded with one live round in the chamber and seven live rounds -- including two hollow-point bullets -- in the magazine. The handgun was also found to be stolen out of North Carolina, Morrill added.
Neals and the 16-year-old Pearsall Avenue resident were both charged with possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, unlawful possession of a weapon, prohibited weapons or devices (hollow point bullets) and receiving stolen property.
The arrests come on the heels of several incidents of violent crime on the city's West Side, including a June 4 shooting that left 25-year-old Bayonne resident Davon Gordon dead and another man injured.
Meanwhile, Jersey City police are also investigating a shots fired incident at Rutgers Avenue near Wade Street just before 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, Morrill said.
Officers found two holes in the glass door of an apartment building, but no one was injured in the shooting, Morrill added.