Farmingdale man faces life in prison for AP man’s death
Morning shooting occured on Washington Avenue 1200 block
A Farmingdale man has been indicted for the April 10 murder of Jermaine Huntley, 28, of Asbury Park, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Thursday.
A Monmouth County grand jury returned a 3-count indictment charging Jacquil Jones, 26, of first degree murder, unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm for unlawful purposes, Public Information Officer Charlie Webster said in news release.
If convicted Jones faces a maximum life in prison, with no chance of parole before serving 30 years, for the murder charge and another 10 years for the weapons possession charge, according to the release.
The charges stem from a joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Asbury Park Police Department after learing of a morning shooting along Washington Avenue on April 10.
Investigators determined Jones was driving in a motor vehicle along the 1200 block of Washington Avenue when he came upon Huntley. He fired a single gunshot which struck and ultimately killed Huntley, the release states. Jones then fled the scene in his vehicle. He was arrested on July 2 and remained in Monmouth County jail in lieu of $1.2 million bail.
The press release in its entirety is below:
A Monmouth County grand jury returned an indictment Monday charging a Farmingdale man with the April 10, 2014, shooting murder of Jermaine Huntley, 28 of Asbury Park on Washington Avenue in the city, announced Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
Jacquil Jones, 26, is charged in the 3-count indictment with the first degree murder and second degree counts of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose.
If convicted of Murder, Jones faces a minimum sentence of thirty years and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment in a New Jersey state prison, with a period parole ineligibility of 30 years, subject to the provisions of the “No Early Release Act” (NERA), requiring he serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before he is eligible for parole. If convicted of Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose, he faces a maximum of ten years in state prison, subject to a mandatory minimum of one-half of the sentence imposed or 42 months (3.5 years), whichever is greater, without parole.
The next court proceeding will be an arraignment, which is the formal presentation of the indictment to the defendant. The arraignment will be scheduled within the next 45 days before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Francis J. Vernoia, P.J.Cr.
The indictment is in connection with the murder of Huntley in broad daylight on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at approximately 9:49 a.m. Neptune Township police were dispatched to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune Township, for a report of a victim with a gunshot wound, driven by a friend to the hospital. The victim was pronounced dead at 10:28 a.m. by Doctor Michael Night.
A joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Asbury Park Police Department learned the shooting occurred in the 1200 block of Washington Avenue in Asbury Park. Investigators determined Jones was driving in a motor vehicle onto Washington Avenue, then came upon Huntley firing a single gunshot which struck and ultimately killed him. Jones then fled the scene in his vehicle.
Jones was arrested on July 2, 2014 and lodged in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold Township, where he remains incarcerated in lieu of $1,200,000 bail, as set by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Honora O’Brien Kilgallen, J.S.C.
Despite these charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all of the trial rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and State law.
The case is being prosecuted by Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Thomas C. Huth, Director of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Christopher J. Decker of the Office’s Major Crimes Bureau, Asbury Park Satellite Office.
Jones is represented by Nikole A. Pezzullo, Esq., of Freehold.
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