Arrest made after N.J. man killed in attempted robbery, authorities say
Updated 9:55 PM;
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A Newark man allegedly shot and killed another man during an attempted robbery outside a house the victim was repairing in the city over the weekend, authorities said Monday.
Marquise Smith, 26, was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to commit murder and felony murder in the slaying of 51-year-old Agustin “Orlando” Pichardo, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II.
The fatal shooting occurred Saturday in the 100 block of 7th Street around 2 p.m., according to authorities.
“The victim and another male relative were at a property owned by Pichardo doing maintenance when Smith allegedly attempted to rob them at gunpoint,” Stephens said in a joint statement with Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara.
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Three men have been charged in the March 9 shooting death of a 22-year-old Newark men after their SUV was stopped by police in Irvington, authorities said.
Tyshon Armour, 19, of Newark; Reynold Henderson, 18, of Irvington; and Isaad S. Jackson, 20 of Newark, were charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said.
Police responding to reports of a shooting on St. Paul Avenue found Dedric Bracey, 22, with multiple gunshot wounds around 4 p.m. on March 9, Stephens said alongside Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose, III.
3 charged in N.J. murder after detectives stop SUV that fled crime scene, authorities say
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
Three men were charged in a Newark killing after the trio was stopped by New Jersey State Police detectives riding in a vehicle that matched a description from the shooting, authorities said Thursday.
Tyshon Armor, 19, Isaad S. Jackson, 20, both of Newark, along with Reynold Henderson, 18, of Irvington, each face charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced in a statement.
The trio was arrested in the shooting Tuesday that killed 22-year-old Dedric Bracey in Newark’s West Ward, according to authorities. Bracey, a city resident, was found around 4 p.m. on St. Paul Avenue shot multiple times and died at a local hospital, authorities said.