Morris Co. Man Tried To Have Sex With Teen, Sped Off In Car, Cops Say

Jeffrey Lanci, 50, of Long Valley was arrested after allegedly traveling to Freehold to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex, only to speed off when he arrived, driving over grass and nearly causing multiple collisions before police ended the pursuit. He was later arrested at his home and charged with eluding, luring, endangering the welfare of a child, and attempted criminal sexual contact.