One teen remains at large.
BRIDGEWATER -- Police are searching for one of two township teens who allegedly took part in carjacking a man at gunpoint in a corporate parking deck.
Cody Masiello (Somerset County Prosecutor's Office)Cody Masiello, 18, and a 17-year juvenile reportedly approached a man while he sat in his Toyota Corolla on July 18, said Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson in a news release Monday.
Authorities are currently searching for Masiello. Both teens have been charged with first-degree carjacking.
The juvenile allegedly knocked on the driver's door window, pointed a black handgun at the victim and demanded he get out of his vehicle. The pair then entered the vehicle and sped off, according to the release.
Seaside Heights police located the vehicle on July 23, allegedly finding the juvenile, Masiello and two other men inside. The juvenile and Masiello matched the description given by the carjacking victim, it was stated in the release.
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Both told police they lived in Bridgewater, but each gave authorities conflicting stories on how they came into possession of the vehicle. Authorities executed a search warrant of their residence and reportedly discovered a set of keys that the victim identified as his, the release stated.
On July 29, the juvenile was located and arrested without incident by detectives at his residence. He was held at the Middlesex County Juvenile Detention Center, the release stated.
Authorities are asking anyone with information regarding this incident or the whereabouts of defendant Masiello to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100 or the Bridgewater Township Police Department 908-722-4100.
Those wanting to remain anonymous can submit information by calling the Somerset County Crime Stoppers' Tip Line at 1-888-577-8477 or by going online at www.888577tips.org or www.scpo.net and click on either "Crime Stoppers" or "TIPS HOTLINE". All anonymous Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.
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