A Jersey City man, 20, was busted for selling a handgun to to an undercover police officer on two separate occasions following a probe by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Emerson Deline, 20, of Jersey City, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon and two counts of unlawful disposition of a firearm, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said in a statement.
He was arrested on Thursday, March 28th on Grand Street in Jersey City by members of the Narcotics Task Force. A Hudson County Superior Court judge granted the State’s motion for detention on Tuesday, April 9th.
During the investigation, Deline sold a handgun to an undercover police officer on January 4th and again on January 12th, authorities said.
