A SECOND MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN KIDNAPPING AND HOMICIDE OF PINE HILL, NEW JERSEY MAN
" Rashaan Setzer Of Camden, New Jersey Has Been Charged In Connection With June 2020 Kidnapping & Homicide Of 30-Year-Old Pine Hill, New Jersey Man."
June 26, 2021 By Art Fletcher & Morell Morand Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
CAMDEN, NJ.- On Friday, June 25, 2021,Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Metro Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez announced that a second Camden man has been charged in connection with the June 2020 Homicide of a Pine Hill, New Jersey Man, who had been reported missing.
Rashaan Setzer, 29, of Camden, New Jersey, has been charged with One Count of First Degree Murder in the Homicide of Pedro Fernandez, Jr., 30, of Pine Hill, New Jersey. Setzer was arrested shortly after 8:00 a.m. on Friday, June 25, 2021 by U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Fugitive Task Force at a residence on the 100 Block of Burrough Mill Court in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
On Saturday, June 27, 2020, Police responded to a report of a possible Kidnapping on the 1500 Block of Pershing Street, just after 11:00 p.m. Witnesses said they saw Fernandez being forced into a Black Pickup Truck, which then fled the scene.
Around 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 28, 2020, Officers conducted a motor vehicle stop of a Truck matching the description of the vehicle used in the kidnapping and identified Rashaan Setzer as the driver.
At 2:00 p.m. that same day, Detectives located Fernandez's body in an alleyway off the 400 Block of Marlton Avenue, in Camden. He had been shot multiple times and was deceased.
On Monday, June 29, 2020, Michael Branon, 33, of Camden, New Jersey was Charged with One Count of First Degree Murder, Felony Murder for his role in the Death of Fernandez. Branon is currently being detained in The Camden County Jail awaiting Trial.
Further investigation and evidential analysis, Detectives were able to determine that Setzer was also responsible for the Kidnapping and Murder of Fernandez. That investigation led to Setzer being charged yesterday. Setzer is currently being detained in The Camden County Jail, and is awaiting a pretrial detention hearing.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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