HIGH BRIDGE BOROUGH, N.J. (Hunterdon County) — U.S. marshals arrested a Philadelphia man wanted in a robbery investigation after locating him at a residence in High Bridge Borough, authorities said.
Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson and High Bridge Police Chief Brett Bartman said members of the U.S. Marshals Service found James Robinson-Burton, 25, on Jan. 22, 2026, and took him into custody with support from the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office and the High Bridge Police Department.
Robinson-Burton was arrested as a fugitive from justice, officials said, and was also charged with second-degree certain person not to possess a firearm and fourth-degree possession of a large capacity magazine after marshals discovered a semiautomatic handgun in the residence where he was found.
He is being held at the Warren County Jail pending a pretrial detention hearing scheduled for Jan. 28, 2026, before Superior Court Judge Christopher J. Garrenger, officials said. A pre-indictment conference is scheduled for March 2, 2026.
Second-degree charges in New Jersey can carry a prison term of five to 10 years and a fine of up to $150,000, while fourth-degree charges can carry up to 18 months in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
