MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County First Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Morristown Police Chief Darnell Richardson confirmed that Noah Shaffer, 26, of Paterson, has been charged in connection with an armed robbery of an unidentified New York Jets player that occurred in Morristown on February 15, 2025.
On February 15, 2025, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the Morristown Police responded to a residence for a report of an armed robbery. The victim stated he and his acquaintances returned from New York City when a vehicle blocked them into the driveway. Four masked men exited the vehicle, a Volkswagen Taos with fictious license plates, each carrying a handgun, and approached the victim and his driver. The suspects pointed handguns at the victim, and took his watch and wallet. The suspects took cash from the driver. The four suspects reentered the Taos and fled the scene. The investigation later revealed, through electronic evidence, Shaffer to have been a participant in the incident.
The victim in this case was a player for the New York Jets at the time of the robbery. The victim will not be identified.
As a result of a thorough, extensive and cooperative investigation, Shaffer was charged on January 15, 2026, with two counts of first-degree Robbery, in violation of NJSA 2C:15-1a(2), and second-degree Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery, in violation of NJSA 2C:5-2(a). Shaffer is detained at the Bergen County Correctional Facility on charges stemming from an unrelated criminal case in Passaic County. On February 2, 2026, he was ordered to remain detained at the Bergen County Correctional Facility for the Morris County charges.
Shaffer is scheduled to appear for a pre-indictment conference before Judge Ralph E. Amirata, J.S.C. on March 2.
This incident and additional actors remain under investigation. Anyone with information about this robbery is encouraged to contact the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 973-285-6200.
First Assistant Prosecutor Calderwood recognized the law enforcement agencies that participated in this exhaustive investigation, notably the Morristown Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigations, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit.
First Assistant Prosecutor Calderwood said: “This arrest was the result of dogged persistence on the part of our investigators at the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office MCU and Morristown Police. Such crimes will be met with a coordinated, persistent, and effective police response until resolution.”
Editor’s Note: The court’s rules require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and/or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
