Man Sentenced To Prison

24 YEAR OLD MAN SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON FOR THE 2018 FATAL SHOOTING IN JERSEY CITY

     " James Crawford Was Sentenced On Friday, August 12, 2022 To 30-Years In Prison For The Fatal Shooting Of Eric Crocker."

August 16, 2022 5:05 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,

JERSEY CITY, NJ.- On Monday, August 15, 2022, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced that on Friday, August 12, 2022, The Honorable Angelo Servidio sentenced James Crawford, 24, to Thirty Years in New Jersey State Prison for his role in the Fatal Shooting of Eric Crocker, 23, in Jersey City, New Jersey on September 4, 2018.

     Mr. Crawford, of Jersey City, New Jersey was Convicted by a jury of First Degree Murder; Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; and Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. Mr. Crawford will not be eligible for parole for Thirty Years.

     Following a four week trial, The Jury was hung on the Conspiracy to Commit Murder charge against Mr. Crawford and could not reach a unanimous decision on the Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder Charges brought against codefendant Alexander Harris, 33, of Jersey City. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office intends to have Harris retried on the Charges. A third codefendant, Jahmir Thomas, Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault.

     On Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at approximately 5:55 p.m., The Jersey City Police Department responded to a report of Gunshots in the area of Lembeck Avenue and Ocean Avenue in Jersey City. Upon arrival, Police Officers found a male victim, later identified as Eric Crocker, 23, of Bayonne, New Jersey suffering from multiple Gunshot Wounds to his Chest. Mr. Crocker was pronounced deceased at Jersey City Medical Center at approximately 6:30 p.m. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined The Cause of Death to be multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and The Manner of Death to be Homicide.

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