Wash. Twp. Man Admits Glassboro Armed Robbery

PRESS RELEASE
July 25, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO

Marq Peet (DOB 1/27/91) of Dorado Ave., Washington Township NJ pleaded guilty today (7/25) to first-degree armed robbery of a man outside the Landmark Americana Bar in Glassboro NJ on Sept. 2, 2010.

Peet was using a pellet gun “in a way that made (the victim) believe it was a deadly weapon,” he acknowledged when questioned by Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Joseph Brook. “I showed it to him and demanded he give me his money,” Peet said. He took a wallet with $30 to $40 and a cell phone.

Under terms of a negotiated plea, Brook will recommend Peet be sentenced to five years in New Jersey State prison and be ineligible for parole for 85 percent of the term. Sentencing was scheduled for Sept. 30.

Peet also said today a man he told police was with him during the robbery, codefendant Tyreek R. James, of Mt. Royal, was not present and knew nothing about the crime. Charges against James are expected to be dismissed at Peet’s sentencing.