Ex-Marine Charged With Unlawful Possession of Gun Says He Went to Garden State Mall to Help Stop Shooter

Cops followed him outside the mall because he had looked like he could be the man who ended up shooting himself at the mall

A former U.S. Marine who carried a gun into the Garden State Plaza Monday night was arrested and told police he wanted to help them catch the man who opened fire in the mall, The Record reported.

Cody Donovan, 22, of New Milford, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, the newspaper reported.