Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Witness Tampering In Bergen County: Police
A Brooklyn, New York, man was arrested and charged on Wednesday with witness tampering in Bergen County, the prosecutor's office said.
HACKENSACK, NJ — A 35-year-old publishing company owner was arrested on a witness tampering charge on Wednesday by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's office, Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a news release.
Jerome Harris, of Brooklyn, New York, was charged with third-degree witness tampering, and taken to the Bergen County Jail, where he awaits a court appearance.
The charge stems from an incident on June 8, when detectives observed Harris video-recording a witness in an attempt to intimidate them from testifying in a trial, the prosecutor's office said.
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An arrest warrant said the intimidation caused the witness to be "alarmed or concerned for his safety."
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