MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP, NJ (Morris County) — A Hudson County man has been sentenced in connection with a stolen vehicle pursuit that took place in Montville Township, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll.
On April 25, 2025, the Honorable Robert Hanna sentenced Nasir Moses, 20, of Jersey City, to five years in New Jersey State Prison for the eluding offense, to run concurrent with a three-year sentence for receiving stolen property. Moses had pled guilty on March 17, 2025, to one count of eluding, a second-degree offense, and third-degree receiving stolen property, Carroll said.
On July 9, 2023, a Lincoln Park Police officer observed a suspected stolen BMW on Route 202 and attempted to commence a motor vehicle stop in Montville. The BMW accelerated at speeds in excess of 90 miles per hour and a police pursuit ensued. Ultimately, the BMW spun out while on Route 287 North, and all five occupants fled the vehicle, hopped over the highway median, ran across traffic lanes, and fled into the woods. Following a foot pursuit, four of the five individuals were detained. The fifth individual, Moses, escaped, Carroll said.
The BMW was reported stolen out of New York. Numerous items of stolen property were located within the stolen vehicle. As a result of a subsequent investigation, Moses was identified as the driver of the stolen vehicle. Moses was charged and transferred to Morris County Correctional Facility in September 2024, after being arrested on an unrelated matter in Bergen County, Carroll said.
Arrested at the scene were Diyana Graham, 21, of Newark, and Nashawn Holmes, 18, of Newark. Graham pled guilty to one count of fourth-degree resisting arrest and was sentenced by Judge Claudia Jones on October 6, 2023, to 60 days of jail credit, 18 months of probation, and 50 community service hours, Carroll said.
Holmes pled guilty to one count of third-degree receiving stolen property and was sentenced by Judge Jones on December 15, 2023, to 10 days of jail credit, 18 months of probation, and 50 hours of community service, Carroll said.
Two of the occupants were juveniles, who were each charged with unlawful taking of a means of conveyance, resisting arrest by flight, and conspiracy to receive stolen property. They will not be identified, Carroll said.
