MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (KYW Newsradio) — Authorities in South Jersey arrested a man early this morning who they said escaped from a prison halfway house earlier this week.
Monroe Township Police said they received a report of a suspicious person prowling in an area of North Tuckahoe Road, just west of Williamstown, New Jersey early Thursday morning.
Officers responded and found 44-year-old Jerome Lindsey a little after 2 a.m. After further investigation, they discovered he had a warrant for escaping the South Woods State Prison halfway house in Bridgeton on Wednesday.
Lindsey was arrested, and was also in possession of items they believe were stolen.
Any residents who suspect their car was broken into should contact Monroe Township Police at 856-728-0800 to file a police report.
