NEWARK, NJ — Three Essex County men have been charged with illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition in connection with a May 14 shooting, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced June 1.
Gilbert Bermudez, aka “Troub,” 28; Brian Elijah Mitchell, aka “Slash,” 31; and Jaahan Mitchell, 32, all of Newark, are each charged by criminal complaint with one count of possessing a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Brian Mitchell and Bermudez have already made their initial court appearances and were detained. Jaahan Mitchell remains at large.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, on May 14, members of the Newark Police Department were dispatched to the Pennington Court housing complex in Newark on a report of shots fired. Officers reviewed surveillance videos from cameras located near the shooting, which showed Bermudez and Brian Mitchell, together with another man, shooting at a fourth man, who had shot into the courtyard of the housing complex. The footage also showed that the third shooter dropped a cellular phone as he fled from the scene of the shooting. A lawful search of the cellular phone showed that the phone belonged to Jaahan Mitchell.
Bermudez was arrested on May 20. During a lawful search of Bermudez’s residence, officers recovered a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun, loaded with nine rounds of ammunition. Ballistics testing determined that six of the 9 mm shell casings found at the crime scene were discharged from the firearm found in Bermudez’s residence.
The count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The charges and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proved guilty.
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