Farmingdale man charged with April murder
Prosecutor calls incident a 'brazen, broad daylight shooting'
A twenty five year old Farmingdale man was arrested and charged on Wednesday with first degree Murder in connection with a daylight shooting on Washington Avenue in April, according to a news release from Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Chrisopher J. Gramiccioni.
Jacquil Jones is also charged with second degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose and second degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Gramiccioni said.
The incident occurred on April 10 and resulted in the death of Jermaine Huntley, 28, of Asbury Park.
“The arrest of Jacquil Jones for this brazen, broad daylight shooting on Washington Avenue is the result of a tireless effort by this Office and the Asbury Park Police Department,” said Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Marc C. LeMieux in the release.
“Our agencies will continue to aggressively combat the violence which continues to occur in the City of Asbury Park and surrounding areas. In this regard, we continue to stress that successful investigations and prosecutions are not possible without the cooperation of the community,” LeMieux said.
Jones is currently being held in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold Township, on $1.2 million cash only bail, as set by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Honora O’Brien Kilgallen, J.S.C., according to Gramiccioni.
If convicted of Murder, Jones faces a minimum sentence of 30 years in a New Jersey state prison without parole and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, subject to the provisions of the “No Early Release Act” (NERA) requiring him to serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release on parole, the news release stated.
Anyone with information relating to this investigation should contact Detective Scott Samis of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at (800) 533-7443 or Detective Steven Ramseur of the Asbury Park Police Department at (732) 774-1300.
Individuals wishing to provide information may also call Monmouth County Crime Stoppers at 800-671-4400. Callers to Crime Stoppers remain anonymous and are eligible to receive a cash reward if the information given leads to the arrest and prosecution of a suspect or fugitive.
The following is the full text of the news release issued by Gramiccioni:
A cooperative effort by detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Asbury Park Police Department has led to the arrest of a Farmingdale man today charged with the deadly daytime shooting of a city man back in April, announced Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
Jacquil Jones, 25 of Farmingdale, was arrested Wednesday morning with the assistance of the New Jersey State Police and charged with first degree Murder, second degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and second degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, in connection with the April 10, 2014 murder of Jermaine Huntley, 28, of Asbury Park. Jones is currently being held in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold Township, on $1.2 million cash only bail, as set by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Honora O’Brien Kilgallen, J.S.C.
On Thursday, April 10, 2014 at about 9:49 a.m., Neptune Township police were dispatched to Jersey Shore University Medical Center on a report of a gunshot victim who arrived at the hospital after he was driven by a friend. Huntley died from his wounds at 10:28 a.m.
A joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Asbury Park Police Department was immediately launched after learning the victim was shot in the 1200 block of Washington Avenue in Asbury Park. During the course of the investigation, police determined Jones was driving in a motor vehicle on Washington Avenue when he came upon Huntley and fired a single gunshot which struck and ultimately killed him. Jones fled the scene in his vehicle. As a result of information learned during the ongoing investigation, police charged Jones with Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.
“The arrest of Jacquil Jones for this brazen, broad daylight shooting on Washington Avenue is the result of a tireless effort by this Office and the Asbury Park Police Department,” said Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Marc C. LeMieux. “Our agencies will continue to aggressively combat the violence which continues to occur in the City of Asbury Park and surrounding areas. In this regard, we continue to stress that successful investigations and prosecutions are not possible without the cooperation of the community.”
If convicted of Murder, Jones faces a minimum sentence of 30 years in a New Jersey state prison without parole and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, subject to the provisions of the “No Early Release Act” (NERA) requiring him to serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release on parole.
If convicted of the second degree counts of Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose or Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, he faces on each count a maximum of ten years in New Jersey 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.
Anyone with information relating to this investigation should contact Detective Scott Samis of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at (800) 533-7443 or Detective Steven Ramseur of the Asbury Park Police Department at (732) 774-1300.
Individuals wishing to provide information may also call Monmouth County Crime Stoppers at 800-671-4400. Callers to Crime Stoppers remain anonymous and are eligible to receive a cash reward if the information given leads to the arrest and prosecution of a suspect or fugitive.
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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