PARSIPPANY — Patrol Officers responded to wooded area located near South Beverwyck Road and Troy Meadow Road for a report of shots fired, on Wednesday, May 20 at 8:18 p.m.
Upon their arrival, a complainant advised the officers that he was on a nature walk and observed two young men shooting a revolver-style handgun in the woods.
The officers conducted area check and located a vehicle in a clearing within the woods. They encountered two young males who were later identified as Mr. Thomas McMaster, 18, Parsippany and Mr. Ramzi Musbeh, 18, Parsippany.
After an investigation into the shots fired call, the officers retrieved a paintball gun which the men were allegedly firing.
In addition, several items of drug paraphernalia were confiscated, to include glass bong water-pipes, as well as suspected marijuana.
The men were placed under arrest and transported to Police Headquarters where Mr. Musbeh was issued a summons for Discharging/Use of a Firearm. Mr. McMaster was issued summonses for Discharging/Use of a Firearm, Possession of Marijuana, 50 grams or less and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Both men were released from Headquarters pending court dates.
Editors Note: A complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until he or she has been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
