Man charged with robbery at South Jersey motel

GALLOWAY, NJ (WTXF) - Police say one man is now in custody after robbing another man of his cell phone in the parking lot of a South Jersey motel.

Officers say 23-year-old James Hastings Jr. took a man's phone early Saturday morning at the Red Carpet Motel on White Horse Pike in Galloway.

Police eventually found Hastings with the phone in North Jersey. Officers say he physically resisted arrest causing minor injuries to an officer.

The cell phone was returned to the victim and Hasting has been charged and is being held on $75,000 bail.