North Plainfield, NJ – Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and North Plainfield Chief of Police William Parenti announced the arrest of Elijah Nunnally, 27, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in connection with an armed robbery in North Plainfield.
On Saturday, September 30, 2023, at approximately 4:50 a.m., North Plainfield Police officers responded to a gas station on Route 22 following a report of an armed robbery. The gas station attendant reported that an unknown male asked for his gas tank to be filled and then exited his vehicle, pointed a handgun at the attendant, and demanded money. The attendant handed over an undisclosed amount of cash before the suspect fled the scene. Detectives from the North Plainfield Police Department and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit investigated the incident.
As a result of the investigation, Elijah Nunnally was identified as the suspect. On October 5, 2023, charges of 1st degree Armed Robbery, 2nd degree Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose, and 3rd degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon were authorized against Nunnally. He was found to be in Lehigh County Jail on an unrelated matter and was extradited to New Jersey on May 30, 2024. He was processed on the charges related to the September 30 robbery and is currently held in Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing.
Anyone with information about the robbery is urged to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100 or the North Plainfield Police Department at (908) 769-2900. Tips can also be provided anonymously via the STOPit app or through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477).
The charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
