Six charged with mugging, stabbing food driver in Brick Township

A Brick Township 18-year-old and five minors are under arrest in connection with the April 2 overpowering, mugging and stabbing of a food delivery driver near the Sawmill Apartments complex.

Kareem L. Johnson of Brick, charged with robbery, was released after posting $25,000 full bail.

Three underage suspects from Brick and one from Lakewood are also charged with robbery. The sixth suspect, also from Lakewood, is charged with robbery, aggravated assault, and two weapons counts. All five were placed in the Ocean County Juvenile Detentioh Center.

According to investigators, the first report arrived at about 9 PM on April 2. A Domino's driver on Creek Road told them that he completed a delivery, returned to his car, was surrounded and ordered to hand over all his money.

He refused, and was spat upon, punched in the face and stabbed in the lower left abdomen, police said. The suspects ran into the Sawmill complex, heading toward Herbertsville Road, police said.