A New Jersey man spent 10 months trying to clear his name after facial recognition software wrongfully identified him as the suspect in a violent 2019 getaway.
Nijeer Parks spent at least eight days in jail and was never given a chance to explain that he was not in Woodbridge, New Jersey, the day a man nearly ran an officer over while trying to escape police custody at a hotel.
Parks had, in fact, never heard of the city and didn’t even own a driver’s license, according to court documents. He had proof to show he was at a Western Union in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey at the time of the encounter.
Police arrest 1 of 2 men accused of robbing couple, sexually assaulting woman
Updated 9:18 PM;
Today 9:18 PM
Austin, left, is accused of aggravated sexual assault and armed robbery in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge, officials said. The other man believed to be involved in the incident is pictured on the right, officials said.Middlesex County Prosecutor s Office
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One of two men sought by investigators for allegedly robbing a couple at gunpoint in Woodbridge earlier this month was arrested Tuesday, officials said.
Razzell Austin, 21, of Avenel, was arrested on more than half a dozen charges, including two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and two counts of first-degree armed robbery, according to a joint statement from the Woodbridge Police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Additional charges against him include aggravated criminal sexual contact, kidnapping, resisting arrest, weapons-related offenses, and more, authorities sa
UpdatedWed, Apr 28, 2021 at 9:31 pm ET
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This is the Avenel man arrested Tuesday of this week. (Middlesex County Prosecutor s office)
This is the second suspect police are still looking for in the April 16 sex assault and armed robbery in Port Reading. (Middlesex County Prosecutor s office)
WOODBRIDGE, NJ A Woodbridge Township man has now been arrested for the aggravated sex assault of a woman and armed robbery of a man, which police say occurred Friday night, April 16.
Razzell Austin, 21, of Avenel was arrested by members of the Woodbridge Police Department, the Carteret Police Department, and the Middlesex County Prosecutor s Office on Tuesday of this week.