NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A former Rutgers University varsity football player admitted his role in a series of armed robberies and home invasions, authorities announced on Jan. 8.

Tejay Johnson, 26, of Egg Harbor, will spend 15 years behind bars as part of a plea agreement, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said in a statement.

He ple​ade​d guilty to an array of robbery and burglary charges during a Jan. 3 hearing before Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves, Carey said.

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An Egg Harbor High School 2010 ​graduate, Johnson was initially looking at 151 years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.

In 2015, Johnson was one of 15 former Rutgers students who were charged as part of an investigation into three armed robberies and an assault which unfolded in New Brunswick and Piscataway.

Seven of those defendants, including Johnson, were members of the Rutgers University football team.

The case rocked ​the ​landscape at Rutgers University, contributing to the firing of football coach Kyle Flood and forc​ing the​ resignation of athletic Julie Hermann in the fall 2015.

Many of those suspects are in various stages of their trial​s​, including Lloyd Terry of Wrightstown and Jamil Pollard of Woodbury.

The former Scarlet Knight targeted the victims, all students, for drugs and cash, Carey said. Under the terms of the agreement, he’ll have to serve 85 percent of his term at a state prison before he can be released on parole.  

Following the deal, prosecutor’ dropped the assault charges stemming from a scuffle on Delafield Street on April 25, 2015.

The day after the fight, on April 26, Johnson and two other men put on masked disguises and forced their way into a home on Prosper Street in New Brunswick.

While armed, the three men robbed five students of cash and marijuana, Carey said.

Then, on April 27, Johnson and two other men forced their way into a Hartwell Street home in New Brunswick, Carey said. Armed with a bat and a knife, Johnson and one of the men robbed a student of marijuana and $900.

One of the other suspects, former Rutgers football player Andre Boggs of Coatesville, PA, faces an array of charges in connection with that incident.

A week later on May 5, Johnson and Boggs tried to break into a dorm room on the Rutgers University Livingston Campus in Piscataway, Carey said.

But the student was able to close and lock the door, prompting the two suspects to flee. Three other men were found to have been involved with planning and carrying out the attempted robbery.

Johnson’s sentencing ​is scheduled to​ be handed down by Superior Court Judge Dennis N​ieves on March 16.

Editor Daniel J. Munoz, dmunoz@tapinto.net; twitter.com/DanielMunoz100

 

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A former Rutgers University varsity football player admitted his role in a series of armed robberies and home invasions, authorities announced on Jan. 8.

Tejay Johnson, 26, of Egg Harbor, will spend 15 years behind bars as part of a plea agreement, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said in a statement.

He ple​ade​d guilty to an array of robbery and burglary charges during a Jan. 3 hearing before Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves, Carey said.

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An Egg Harbor High School 2010 ​graduate, Johnson was initially looking at 151 years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.

In 2015, Johnson was one of 15 former Rutgers students who were charged as part of an investigation into three armed robberies and an assault which unfolded in New Brunswick and Piscataway.

Seven of those defendants, including Johnson, were members of the Rutgers University football team.

The case rocked ​the ​landscape at Rutgers University, contributing to the firing of football coach Kyle Flood and forc​ing the​ resignation of athletic Julie Hermann in the fall 2015.

Many of those suspects are in various stages of their trial​s​, including Lloyd Terry of Wrightstown and Jamil Pollard of Woodbury.

The former Scarlet Knight targeted the victims, all students, for drugs and cash, Carey said. Under the terms of the agreement, he’ll have to serve 85 percent of his term at a state prison before he can be released on parole.  

Following the deal, prosecutor’s dropped the assault charges stemming from a scuffle on Delafield Street on April 25, 2015.

The day after the fight, on April 26, Johnson and two other men put on masked disguises and forced their way into a home on Prosper Street in New Brunswick.

While armed, the three men robbed five students of cash and marijuana, Carey said.

Then, on April 27, Johnson and two other men forced their way into a Hartwell Street home in New Brunswick, Carey said. Armed with a bat and a knife, Johnson and one of the men robbed a student of marijuana and $900.

One of the other suspects, former Rutgers football player Andre Boggs of Coatesville, PA, faces an array of charges in connection with that incident.

A week later on May 5, Johnson and Boggs tried to break into a dorm room on the Rutgers University Livingston Campus in Piscataway, Carey said.

But the student was able to close and lock the door, prompting the two suspects to flee. Three other men were found to have been involved with planning and carrying out the attempted robbery.

Johnson’s sentencing ​is scheduled to​ be handed down by Superior Court Judge Dennis N​ieves on March 16.

Editor Daniel J. Munoz, dmunoz@tapinto.net; twitter.com/DanielMunoz100

 

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A former Rutgers University varsity football player admitted his role in a series of armed robberies and home invasions, authorities announced on Jan. 8.

Tejay Johnson, 26, of Egg Harbor, will spend 15 years behind bars as part of a plea agreement, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said in a statement.

He ple​ade​d guilty to an array of robbery and burglary charges during a Jan. 3 hearing before Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves, Carey said.

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An Egg Harbor High School 2010 ​graduate, Johnson was initially looking at 151 years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.

In 2015, Johnson was one of 15 former Rutgers students who were charged as part of an investigation into three armed robberies and an assault which unfolded in New Brunswick and Piscataway.

Seven of those defendants, including Johnson, were members of the Rutgers University football team.

The case rocked ​the ​landscape at Rutgers University, contributing to the firing of football coach Kyle Flood and forc​ing the​ resignation of athletic Julie Hermann in the fall 2015.

Many of those suspects are in various stages of their trial​s​, including Lloyd Terry of Wrightstown and Jamil Pollard of Woodbury.

The former Scarlet Knight targeted the victims, all students, for drugs and cash, Carey said. Under the terms of the agreement, he’ll have to serve 85 percent of his term at a state prison before he can be released on parole.  

Following the deal, prosecutor’s dropped the assault charges stemming from a scuffle on Delafield Street on April 25, 2015.

The day after the fight, on April 26, Johnson and two other men put on masked disguises and forced their way into a home on Prosper Street in New Brunswick.

While armed, the three men robbed five students of cash and marijuana, Carey said.

Then, on April 27, Johnson and two other men forced their way into a Hartwell Street home in New Brunswick, Carey said. Armed with a bat and a knife, Johnson and one of the men robbed a student of marijuana and $900.

One of the other suspects, former Rutgers football player Andre Boggs of Coatesville, PA, faces an array of charges in connection with that incident.

A week later on May 5, Johnson and Boggs tried to break into a dorm room on the Rutgers University Livingston Campus in Piscataway, Carey said.

But the student was able to close and lock the door, prompting the two suspects to flee. Three other men were found to have been involved with planning and carrying out the attempted robbery.

Johnson’s sentencing ​is scheduled to​ be handed down by Superior Court Judge Dennis N​ieves on March 16.

Editor Daniel J. Munoz, dmunoz@tapinto.net; twitter.com/DanielMunoz100

 

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A former Rutgers University varsity football player admitted his role in a series of armed robberies and home invasions, authorities announced on Jan. 8.

Tejay Johnson, 26, of Egg Harbor, will spend 15 years behind bars as part of a plea agreement, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said in a statement.

He ple​ade​d guilty to an array of robbery and burglary charges during a Jan. 3 hearing before Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves, Carey said.

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An Egg Harbor High School 2010 ​graduate, Johnson was initially looking at 151 years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.

In 2015, Johnson was one of 15 former Rutgers students who were charged as part of an investigation into three armed robberies and an assault which unfolded in New Brunswick and Piscataway.

Seven of those defendants, including Johnson, were members of the Rutgers University football team.

The case rocked ​the ​landscape at Rutgers University, contributing to the firing of football coach Kyle Flood and forc​ing the​ resignation of athletic Julie Hermann in the fall 2015.

Many of those suspects are in various stages of their trial​s​, including Lloyd Terry of Wrightstown and Jamil Pollard of Woodbury.

The former Scarlet Knight targeted the victims, all students, for drugs and cash, Carey said. Under the terms of the agreement, he’ll have to serve 85 percent of his term at a state prison before he can be released on parole.  

Following the deal, prosecutor’ dropped the assault charges stemming from a scuffle on Delafield Street on April 25, 2015.

The day after the fight, on April 26, Johnson and two other men put on masked disguises and forced their way into a home on Prosper Street in New Brunswick.

While armed, the three men robbed five students of cash and marijuana, Carey said.

Then, on April 27, Johnson and two other men forced their way into a Hartwell Street home in New Brunswick, Carey said. Armed with a bat and a knife, Johnson and one of the men robbed a student of marijuana and $900.

One of the other suspects, former Rutgers football player Andre Boggs of Coatesville, PA, faces an array of charges in connection with that incident.

A week later on May 5, Johnson and Boggs tried to break into a dorm room on the Rutgers University Livingston Campus in Piscataway, Carey said.

But the student was able to close and lock the door, prompting the two suspects to flee. Three other men were found to have been involved with planning and carrying out the attempted robbery.

Johnson’s sentencing ​is scheduled to​ be handed down by Superior Court Judge Dennis N​ieves on March 16.

Editor Daniel J. Munoz, dmunoz@tapinto.net; twitter.com/DanielMunoz100

 

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A former Rutgers University varsity football player admitted his role in a series of armed robberies and home invasions, authorities announced on Jan. 8.

Tejay Johnson, 26, of Egg Harbor, will spend 15 years behind bars as part of a plea agreement, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said in a statement.

He pleaded guilty to an array of robbery and burglary charges during a Jan. 3 hearing before Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves, Carey said.

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An Egg Harbor High School 2010 graduate, Johnson was initially looking at 151 years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.

In 2015, Johnson was one of 15 former Rutgers students who were charged as part of an investigation into three armed robberies and an assault which unfolded in New Brunswick and Piscataway.

Seven of those defendants, including Johnson, were members of the Rutgers University football team.

The case rocked the landscape at Rutgers University, contributing to the firing of football coach Kyle Flood and forcing the resignation of athletic Julie Hermann in fall 2015.

Many of those suspects are in various stages of their trials, including Lloyd Terry of Wrightstown and Jamil Pollard of Woodbury.

The former Scarlet Knight targeted the victims, all students, for drugs and cash, Carey said. Under the terms of the agreement, he’ll have to serve 85 percent of his term at a state prison before he can be released on parole.  

Following the deal, prosecutor’ dropped the assault charges stemming from a scuffle on Delafield Street on April 25, 2015.

The day after the fight, on April 26, Johnson and two other men put on masked disguises and forced their way into a home on Prosper Street in New Brunswick.

While armed, the three men robbed five students of cash and marijuana, Carey said.

Then, on April 27, Johnson and two other men forced their way into a Hartwell Street home in New Brunswick, Carey said. Armed with a bat and a knife, Johnson and one of the men robbed a student of marijuana and $900.

One of the other suspects, former Rutgers football player Andre Boggs of Coatesville, PA, faces an array of charges in connection with that incident.

A week later on May 5, Johnson and Boggs tried to break into a dorm room on the Rutgers University Livingston Campus in Piscataway, Carey said.

But the student was able to close and lock the door, prompting the two suspects to flee. Three other men were found to have been involved with planning and carrying out the attempted robbery.

Johnson’s sentencing is scheduled to  be handed down by Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves on March 16.

Editor Daniel J. Munoz, dmunoz@tapinto.net; twitter.com/DanielMunoz100

 

The former Rutgers football player charged in a series of home invasion and armed robberies has cut a deal that calls for 15 year state prison sentence. 

Tejay Johnson, 26, of Egg Harbor Township, admitted to his role in the robberies, during which the group stole cash and drugs, sometimes at gunpoint, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey said in a release.

Johnson pleaded guilty last week before Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves to three counts of armed robbery, three counts of armed burglary and three counts of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, authorities said.

The former Scarlett Knight football player was charged along with 14 other former university players and students in 2015 as part of an investigation into three armed robberies and an assault in New Brunswick in Piscataway.

The case, which included seven Rutgers football players, contributed to the firing of former coach Kyle Flood, as well as the forced resignation of athletic director Julie Hermann.  

Johnson rejected the same plea deal last July. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Tuesday in Johnson’s case.

The deal calls for the dismissal of charges connected to an assault on Delafield Street in 2015 over a parking spot, authorities said. 

Johnson will have to serve 85 percent of his sentence before being eligible for parole. 

Attorneys sparred for months of the use of Johnson’s cell phone as evidence in the case. The phone allegedly contained a trove of information connecting those charged in the robberies, according to prosecutors. 

Nieves ruled in June that the data on Johnson’s cell phone would be admissible at trial. 

Andre Boggs, of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and Lloyd Terry Jr., of Wrightstown, both former football players, were also charged in the string of robberies, however, their attorneys last year had asked for delays until Johnson’s case had been resolved. 

Kaylanna Ricks, who was accused of being the getaway driver in an unsuccessful robbery, previously rejected a plea deal requiring her to testify in the case against Johnson. 

The current statuses of their cases were not immediately available. 

Another ex-football player, Jamil C. Pollard, 23, of Woodbury, admitted last year to his role in breaking into a Davidson Hall dorm room on the Busch Campus on Dec. 14, 2014, and swiping marijuana and cash from the student. 

Craig McCarthy may be reached at 732-372-2078 or at CMcCarthy@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @createcraig and on Facebook here. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A former Rutgers University varsity football player admitted his role in a series of armed robberies and home invasions, authorities announced on Jan. 8.

Tejay Johnson, 26, of Egg Harbor, will spend 15 years behind bars as part of a plea agreement, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said in a statement.

He ple​ade​d guilty to an array of robbery and burglary charges during a Jan. 3 hearing before Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves, Carey said.

Sign Up for E-News

An Egg Harbor High School 2010 ​graduate, Johnson was initially looking at 151 years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.

In 2015, Johnson was one of 15 former Rutgers students who were charged as part of an investigation into three armed robberies and an assault which unfolded in New Brunswick and Piscataway.

Seven of those defendants, including Johnson, were members of the Rutgers University football team.

The case rocked ​the ​landscape at Rutgers University, contributing to the firing of football coach Kyle Flood and forc​ing the​ resignation of athletic Julie Hermann in the fall 2015.

Many of those suspects are in various stages of their trial​s​, including Lloyd Terry of Wrightstown and Jamil Pollard of Woodbury.

The former Scarlet Knight targeted the victims, all students, for drugs and cash, Carey said. Under the terms of the agreement, he’ll have to serve 85 percent of his term at a state prison before he can be released on parole.  

Following the deal, prosecutor’s dropped the assault charges stemming from a scuffle on Delafield Street on April 25, 2015.

The day after the fight, on April 26, Johnson and two other men put on masked disguises and forced their way into a home on Prosper Street in New Brunswick.

While armed, the three men robbed five students of cash and marijuana, Carey said.

Then, on April 27, Johnson and two other men forced their way into a Hartwell Street home in New Brunswick, Carey said. Armed with a bat and a knife, Johnson and one of the men robbed a student of marijuana and $900.

One of the other suspects, former Rutgers football player Andre Boggs of Coatesville, PA, faces an array of charges in connection with that incident.

A week later on May 5, Johnson and Boggs tried to break into a dorm room on the Rutgers University Livingston Campus in Piscataway, Carey said.

But the student was able to close and lock the door, prompting the two suspects to flee. Three other men were found to have been involved with planning and carrying out the attempted robbery.

Johnson’s sentencing ​is scheduled to​ be handed down by Superior Court Judge Dennis N​ieves on March 16.

Editor Daniel J. Munoz, dmunoz@tapinto.net; twitter.com/DanielMunoz100