NORTH BRUNSWICK MAN AND PRINCETON MAN CHARGED WITH LAST WEEK'S SHOOTING OF A JUVENILE IN NEW BRUNSWICK
" Corey Fuqua & Gede Maccelus Have Both Been Charged With First Degree Attempted Murder & Second Degree Weapons Offenses."
January 27, 2022 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ.- On Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo announced that two men have been Arrested and Charged in connection with the Shooting of a Teenage Boy.
On Thursday, January 20, 2022, at approximately 7:09 p.m., Members of The New Brunswick Police Department responded to the area of Throop Avenue and Redmond Street on a report of a Shooting. Upon arrival, Police Officers located a Juvenile male victim, suffering from multiple non-life threatening Gunshot Wounds.
The Juvenile was immediately transported to a nearby hospital for treatment for his injuries.
The ensuing investigation by Members of The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office and New Brunswick Police Department were able to identify Corey Fuqua, 19, of North Brunswick, New Jersey and Gede Maccelus as the individuals responsible for the Shooting of the Juvenile.
On Tuesday, January 26, 2022 Mr. Fuqua and Mr. Maccelus were each Charged with One Count of First Degree Attempted Murder; One Count of Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; and One Count of Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.
Fuqua and Maccelus are both in custody in The Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center pending a Pre-Trial Detention Hearing which will be heard by a Superior Court Judge.
" 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."
FILED UNDER JANUARY 27, 2022: LAW, MIDDLESEX: