LAKEWOOD N.J. – Police have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in the murder of a New Jersey police officer, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said Sunday morning.
Jahmell W. Crockam is accused of shooting Lakewood Patrolman Christopher Matlosz Friday afternoon after the officer drove up to him and began to question him.
Authorities plan to release details of the arrest at an 11 a.m. news conference.
More than 100 law enforcement officers had been combing the area for the suspect since the shooting.