NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Juliette A. Piscopo, 26, of Green Brook, New Jersey, has been arrested in connection with an attempted murder during a road rage incident on Route 22 West in North Plainfield on Sunday, February 2, 2025. The arrest was announced by Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and North Plainfield Chief of Police Alan McKay on Tuesday.
According to Prosecutor McDonald, on the evening of February 2, 2025, at approximately 9:06 p.m., officers from the North Plainfield Police Department responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a vehicle struck by gunfire during a road rage encounter. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim, a resident of North Plainfield, who reported the following sequence of events.
The victim stated that at approximately 8:45 p.m. on North Avenue and Madison Avenue in Dunellen, a dark-colored Mercedes-Benz attempted to merge into the victim’s lane of travel. The Mercedes-Benz then passed the victim and another vehicle by driving on the right shoulder. After passing the victim, the Mercedes-Benz followed the victim’s car for approximately fifteen minutes into North Plainfield. While traveling westbound on Route 22 in North Plainfield, the Mercedes-Benz pulled up alongside the victim’s vehicle and fired multiple rounds. The gunfire shattered the victim’s front driver-side window, damaged the front passenger-side window, perforated the fuel cap on the driver’s side, and shattered the rear passenger-side window. The victim, however, was not physically harmed in the incident.
Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the North Plainfield Police Department responded to investigate the shooting. The investigation led to the identification of the driver of the Mercedes-Benz as Juliette A. Piscopo.
On March 12, 2025, Piscopo turned herself in to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. She was charged with 1st-degree Attempted Murder, 2nd-degree Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose, and 2nd-degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun. Following her arrest, Piscopo was processed and lodged in the Somerset County Jail, pending a detention hearing.
Prosecutor McDonald, Chief Roman, and Chief McKay urge anyone with further information on the incident to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100 or the North Plainfield Police Department at (908) 769-2900. Citizens can also submit anonymous tips through the STOPit app, which can be downloaded for free from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store using the access code: SOMERSETNJ. Information can also be provided anonymously through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All reports will be kept confidential.
