A Connecticut man who allegedly exchanged gunfire with a police officer in southern New Jersey will remain jailed until his trial on attempted murder and kidnapping charges.
A judge issued the ruling Friday during a detention hearing for 29-year-old Miguel Villegas, of New Haven.
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has said Villegas opened fire Nov. 21 when a Tuckerton police officer stopped the vehicle he was a passenger in. That vehicle crashed and Villegas fled on foot, at one point, riding an adult tricycle.
An extensive manhunt was soon launched and nearby schools were placed on lockdown. Villegas eventually was captured that night at New York’s Penn Station.
The officer was not injured.
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