New Jersey internet sale goes awry over gun and stolen sneakers

💲 Victim agreed to a meeting to sell several pairs of high-end sneakers

💲 The buyer fired the weapon

💲Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Offers Safe Zone for Internet Sales

HOWELL — An online sneaker seller was robbed by a gunman Tuesday afternoon.

Monmouth County Attorney Raymond Santiago said Giancarlo Nevarez, of the Clarksburg section of Millstone, was contacted by the victim through a social media platform and offered to sell him several pairs of high-end sneakers.

The two sides agreed to meet at a location in the 4200 block of Route 9 South.

When the victim submitted the sneakers for inspection, Navarez displayed a gun, fired a shot, and left with the sneakers. The victim was not hit and no one was injured, Santiago said.

A safe place to sell

Nevarez was charged with first-degree armed robbery, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. he has not been arrested.

Santiago asked anyone with information to call the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 800-533-7443 or the Howell Police Department at 732-938-4111.

The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office has set up a secure exchange zone for Internet transactions at its office on Kozloski Street in Freehold, which is monitored 24 hours a day. Marked spaces in the parking lot can be used to exchange goods, child custody matters, or conduct personal property transactions.

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