Two men with handguns approached a pair of men, aged 39 and 36, sitting in a car near the corner of Charles and Anderson streets shortly after 11 p.m.
TRENTON - A Trenton teen was charged with robbery and weapons offenses while police search for his accomplice in a botched armed hold-up Tuesday, police said.
File photo of a Trenton Police vehicle (Michael Mancuso | The Times of Trenton) Two men with handguns approached a pair of men, aged 39 and 36, sitting in a car near the corner of Charles and Anderson streets shortly after 11 p.m., Lt. Stephen Varn said.
One of the gunmen hit the 39-year-old in the head with the butt of a gun and reached into one of his pockets, which was empty. The gunmen then ran away, Varn said.
The 39-year-old man refused medical attention, Varn said.
Police stopped two men near the intersection of Elmer and Whitaker streets shortly after who matched the description of the gunmen. One, a 17-year-old city resident, was positively identified as one of the gunmen, Varn said.
The teen was charged with robbery and weapons charges and taken to Middlesex County Youth Detention Center. A search for the other man continues, Varn said.
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