ARREST MADE IN THE AUGUST 31, 2021 PATERSON NEW JERSEY HOMICIDE
" Rondell Gray Of North Haledon, New Jersey Has Been Charged With First Degree Murder & Weapons Offenses In Connection With The Fatal Shooting Of Anthony McNeal."
September 22, 2021 By Joanne Alvarez Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
PATERSON, NJ.- On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announced that based upon an investigation by The Paterson Police Department, in conjunction with The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, The United States Secret Service, and The United States Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force, Rondell Gray, 40-years old from North Haledon, New Jersey was arrested on Monday, September 13, 2021, in connection to the Homicide that took place on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 454 Union Avenue in Paterson, New Jersey.
Mr. Gray has been Charged with First Degree Murder; First Degree Carjacking; Second Degree Possession of a Handgun for an Unlawful Purpose; Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun; and Second Degree Certain Persons Not to Possess Handguns.
On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at approximately 7:53 p.m., Members of The Paterson Police Department responded to the area of 454 Union Avenue in Paterson, New Jersey on a report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located the victim, 35-Year-Old Anthony McNeal from Paterson, New Jersey, lying on the sidewalk having sustained a gunshot wound. Medical personnel were called to the scene and provided life saving measures, but Mr. McNeal succumbed to his injury, and was pronounced deceased on scene.
The ensuing investigation determined that Mr. Gray was the individual responsible for the Murder of Mr. McNeal and the Carjacking of a separate victim following the Murder.
Mr. Gray was arrested without incident in Brooklyn, New York at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Monday, September 13, 2021, following an intense search by Members of The Paterson Police Department, The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, The United States Secret Service, and The United States Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force. Mr. Gray awaited extradition from New York at Ricker’s Island and following a waiver hearing, he was extradited to New Jersey on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.
If Convicted, the crime of Murder has a sentencing range from a minimum of Thirty Years up to Life Imprisonment; the crime of Carjacking has a sentencing range of Ten to Thirty Years in Prison; the crimes of Possession of a Handgun for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, and Certain Persons Not to Possess a Handgun, each have a sentencing range of Five to Ten Years in Prison.
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact The Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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