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5 arrested at street memorial
Monday, April 07, 2008 By CRAIG GARRETSON ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Five people were arrested Friday night at a street memorial for a Jersey City man who was shot to death last week, police reports said. Plainclothes cops were patrolling Clinton Avenue between West Side Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard on Friday around 5:30 p.m. when they saw a large group of people gathered around the impromptu shrine to Darian "B.J." White, who had been shot and killed there two nights before. A Clinton Avenue resident called The Jersey Journal on Friday night to say trouble began when police started harassing people at the shrine. However, police said they had to disperse the 15 to 25 people there because they were blocking the sidewalk and the street. But cops said even before they identified themselves as police officers, Julio Reyes, 23, of Lexington Avenue, cursed at a plainclothes cop, identifying him by name, and then said "You'll get yours," and continued to curse and threaten them. They told Reyes he was under arrest, but he "took a fighting stance" and pushed and punched the two cops, reports said. While attempting to subdue Reyes, the officers said Justin B. Fields, 24, of Mallory Avenue, and Darnell Reeves, 24, of Clinton Avenue began inciting the crowd to attack them. When back-up units arrived, Reeves allegedly knocked away one officer's baton and punched another in the face. Police also arrested Keith Reeves, 20, also of Clinton Avenue, and Billajia Sweeney, 18, of Ocean Avenue. Darnell Reeves was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center for treatment of unspecified injuries, and one police officer was treated there for arm and back injuries. Their conditions and charges against them weren't available last night. White was shot to death Wednesday night, hours after being released from the Hudson County jail on an assault charge.
Posted on: 2008/4/7 12:36
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