Man Arrested for Alleged Carjacking of Police Sergeant

Newark police and federal agents early Wednesday arrested a city man wanted for carjacking an off-duty Newark police sergeant last month, Det. Carmen Rivera of the Newark Police Department said.

Naquan Scott, 18, was arrested around 7 a.m. at his Lindsley Avenue home and was also charged with robbery, conspiracy and weapons offenses.

Police said Scott and another man, Kafari Hasting, 18, approached the officer June 2 as he stood in his driveway, then demanded his wallet after one of the men pulled a gun. Hasting and Scott then fled in the officer’s 2006 Mercedes Benz, police said. Hasting was arrested June 18.   

"I commend the great work done by the Fugitive Apprehension Unit who in conjunction with members of the FBI apprehended the last suspect wanted for the carjacking and robbery of an off-duty Newark Police Officer,” Newark Police Director Samuel A. DeMaio said.