NEWARK NEW JERSEY MAN CHARGED FOR THE OCTOBER 8, 2022 MURDER OF AN EAST ORANGE MAN
" Vernon Crook Has Been Charged With Murder & Weapons Offenses For The Shooting Death Of Attariq Johnson."
Sunday, March 26, 2023, 6:08 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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NEWARK, NJ.- On Friday, March 24, 2023, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II reported that a 49-Year-Old Newark, New Jersey man was Arrested and Charged in connection with the October 8, 2022, Fatal Shooting of 36-Year-Old East Orange, New Jersey man.
On October 8, 2022, Members of The Newark Police Department responded to The 100 Block of Brenner Street in Newark on a Shooting report. Upon arrival, Police Officers found a man, later identified as Altariq Johnson, 36, of East Orange, New Jersey suffering from Multiple Gunshot Wounds. Mr. Johnson was immediately transported to University Hospital in Newark, where he succumbed to his injuries and was subsequently pronounced deceased.
Following an investigation by Members of The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Task Force in conjunction with The Newark Police Department, Detectives were able to identify Vernon Crook, 49, of Newark as a Suspect and the person responsible for the Shooting Death of Mr. Johnson.
Accordingly, Mr. Crook was Charged with One Count of First Degree Murder; Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, for a Prior Conviction; and Second Degree Certain Persons not to Possess Weapons.
Mr. Crook was Processed on the Charges and Remanded to The Essex County Correctional Facility, pending a First Appearance and Potential Detention Hearing.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That 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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