ADDITIONAL ARREST MADE IN CONNECTION TO THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 HOMICIDE AT 485 EAST 18th STREET PATERSON NEW JERSEY
" Jaheem Glaze Of Hackensack, New Jersey Charged With Murder & Related Weapons Offenses In The Shooting Death Of Elijah Wilson Of Paterson, New Jersey."
October 31, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
PATERSON, NJ.- On Friday, October 29, 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 and the United States Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force, Jaheem Glaze, 18, of Hackensack, New Jersey was arrested on Friday, October 29, 2021, in connection to the homicide that took place on September 11, 2021, at 485 East 18th Street in Paterson, New Jersey.
Mr. Glaze has been Charged with First Degree Murder; Second Degree Possession of a Handgun for an Unlawful Purpose; and Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun.
On Saturday, September 11, 2021, at approximately 2:49 a.m., Members of The Paterson Police Department responded to the area of 485 East 18th Street in Paterson, New Jersey on a report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located the victim, Elijah Wilson, 20, of Paterson, lying on the corner of East 18th Street and Fulton Street with apparent gunshot wounds. Mr. Wilson was immediately transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at 5:59 a.m.
The subsequent investigation determined that Mr. Glaze was one of the individuals responsible for the Murder of Mr. Wilson. On September 25, 2021, Rasheed Thomas, 19, from Paterson, was also Arrested and Charged in the Murder of Mr. Wilson. Mr. Glaze was Arrested on October 29, 2021, at approximately 7:25 a.m. by Members of The Paterson Police Department, The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, and The United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force in East Orange, New Jersey. Glaze was captured without incident.
If convicted, the crime of Murder has a Sentencing range from a minimum of Thirty Years up to Life Imprisonment; the crimes of Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, both have a Sentencing range of Five to Ten Years in Prison with Forty-Two Months to be served before parole eligibility.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. 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 or contact the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120.
" 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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