Newark New Jersey police recently arrested a man believed to be involved in three murders committed over a single weekend.
According to law enforcement, the 27-year-old suspect fatally shot two Newark residents, a 23-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man. The victims were reportedly a couple living together in a residence on Clinton Place. The suspect is said to have been an ex-boyfriend of the female victim.
When Newark NJ police officers got to the site of the shooting, they found three young children inside the home.
The suspect, who is from East Orange NJ, is also accused of strangling a 21-year-old woman to death at a home located on Stratford Place in Newark, NJ. When police officers went to the residence, they found the victim’s body bent over a bathtub in the bathroom.
Newark police also discovered a five-month-old baby inside a closet at the residence.
The suspect was eventually apprehended by law enforcement. He has been charged with three counts of murder and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
If the suspect is convicted on the murder charges, he could end up spending the rest of his life behind bars. As set forth by N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3, murder is the most serious crime in the New Jersey Criminal Code. A conviction for first degree murder could lead to life imprisonment, with a minimum penalty of 30 years in NJ State Prison.
For further information about this case, view the NJ.com article, “Police Arrest Man in Connection to 3 Weekend Homicides in Newark.”
