TOMS RIVER – An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection to threatening residents with a handgun on two separate occasions, police said.
Around 10:47 a.m. Tuesday, police received a call regarding a verbal dispute involving a handgun on Oxford Street. The victim told police that a man came to his home and brandished a handgun after banging on the front door. The man then went to the back door and shot at it.
The victim heard the loud bang, ran upstairs, and called police. Officers found that the bullet went through the storm door and lodged into a downstairs door of the home.
The victim told police he knew the man, 18-year-old Asheer Johnson of Toms River.
In addition, another resident on Irving Place contacted police and reported a similar incident – being threatened by a man fitting the same description who also had a handgun.
As a result, Johnson was located at his home and arrested. An unregistered firearm was recovered and seized, police said.
Johnson was charged with Attempted Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes, Aggravated Assault and Possession of Hollow Point Bullets.
Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Ocean County Sheriff’s Department CSI and Toms River Detectives assisted in the investigation.
Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.
