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Man pleads guilty to firearm, resisting arrest charges in Sussex County

NEWTON, NJ (Sussex County) – A Pennsylvania man has entered a guilty plea to firearm and resisting arrest charges, according to Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart.

Travon X. Johnson, 21, of Easton pled guilty to second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, second-degree certain persons not to possess firearms, and fourth-degree resisting arrest by flight on June 26 before the Honorable Michael C. Gaus, J.S.C. at the Sussex County Courthouse, pled guilty in Newton, Taggart said.

These charges arose from a motor vehicle stop by Officer Jonathan Poon of the Sparta Township Police Department on Route 15 in Sparta Township on Feb. 9, Taggart said.

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He is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 4.

Johnson was represented by Shepard Kays, Esq. and the State was represented by Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor Jerome Neidhardt.

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Born and raised in Northwest NJ, Jay has a degree in Communications and has had a life-long interest in local radio and various styles of music. Jay has held numerous jobs over the years such as stunt car driver, bartender, voice-over artist, traffic reporter (award winning), NY Yankee maintenance crewmember and peanut farm worker. His hobbies include mountain climbing, snowmobiling, cooking, performing stand-up comedy and he is an avid squirrel watcher. Jay has been a guest on America’s Morning Headquarters,program on The Weather Channel, and was interviewed by Sam Champion.

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