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08-04-07, 01:50 AM
08/3/07 - Posted from the Daily Record newsroom
Accused deserter caught in Parsippany
BY LAURA BRUNO
DAILY RECORD
PARSIPPANY -- A 19-year-old Parsippany resident wanted for desertion from the U.S. Marine Corps was arrested Wednesday by local police and was picked up Thursday by the Marines at the Morris County jail.
Michael B. Silva was found by Parsippany police hiding in a closet at his family's apartment around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, said Sgt. Yvonne Christiano. Silva's brother, Eugene Silva, 24, invited five Parsippany police officers into their Troy Hills Village apartment, denying that his brother was there and that he had any knowledge of his whereabouts, Christiano said.
The brother allowed the officers to search the apartment's main bedroom, where they then heard a commotion in the closet, she said. The officers ordered Silva to exit the closet, which he did without resistance, Christiano said.
The Marine warrant for Silva's arrest was dated July 27 and listed Silva's employment as an infantryman with the 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment Golf Company based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
No information about Silva's alleged desertion was immediately available from the Marines.
According to a Web page available through Camp Lejeune's Web site, Silva's company was in Iraq in November 2006. A story posted by a Lance Cpl. Erik Villagran shows a photo of Lance Cpl. Michael B. Silva, identified as a "rifleman" searching a vehicle for weapons. The story says the Marines in his battalion were conducting a search of a garage complex in Saqlawiyah, Iraq, believed to be linked to insurgents.
In addition to arresting Michael Silva on Wednesday, Parsippany police also discovered that his brother, Eugene, was wanted for an unpaid speeding ticket, Christiano said. Parsippany had a warrant for Eugene Silva's arrest in the amount of $794. Eugene Silva was released from the Morris County jail today after posting bail.
No one answered phone calls to the Silva home this afternoon seeking comment.
Ellie
Accused deserter caught in Parsippany
BY LAURA BRUNO
DAILY RECORD
PARSIPPANY -- A 19-year-old Parsippany resident wanted for desertion from the U.S. Marine Corps was arrested Wednesday by local police and was picked up Thursday by the Marines at the Morris County jail.
Michael B. Silva was found by Parsippany police hiding in a closet at his family's apartment around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, said Sgt. Yvonne Christiano. Silva's brother, Eugene Silva, 24, invited five Parsippany police officers into their Troy Hills Village apartment, denying that his brother was there and that he had any knowledge of his whereabouts, Christiano said.
The brother allowed the officers to search the apartment's main bedroom, where they then heard a commotion in the closet, she said. The officers ordered Silva to exit the closet, which he did without resistance, Christiano said.
The Marine warrant for Silva's arrest was dated July 27 and listed Silva's employment as an infantryman with the 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment Golf Company based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
No information about Silva's alleged desertion was immediately available from the Marines.
According to a Web page available through Camp Lejeune's Web site, Silva's company was in Iraq in November 2006. A story posted by a Lance Cpl. Erik Villagran shows a photo of Lance Cpl. Michael B. Silva, identified as a "rifleman" searching a vehicle for weapons. The story says the Marines in his battalion were conducting a search of a garage complex in Saqlawiyah, Iraq, believed to be linked to insurgents.
In addition to arresting Michael Silva on Wednesday, Parsippany police also discovered that his brother, Eugene, was wanted for an unpaid speeding ticket, Christiano said. Parsippany had a warrant for Eugene Silva's arrest in the amount of $794. Eugene Silva was released from the Morris County jail today after posting bail.
No one answered phone calls to the Silva home this afternoon seeking comment.
Ellie