Newark - Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announced today that Marquise Jones, 22, of Newark was arrested in San Jose California for the murder of two brothers last month in Newark.
Police say, Quan Harmon, 20, and Quamir Harmon, 21, both of Newark were fatally shot in the 900 block of Bergen Street in Newark on April 25.
According to police, on May 5th at approximately 10:45 pm Pacific Time, Jones was taken into custody by the San Jose California Police Department without incident.
He is currently being housed in the Santa Clara County Jail, on Hedding Street in San Jose and is expected to be extradited back to New Jersey Director Ambrose said.
The Honorable Roslyn Holmes-Grant, a Newark Municipal Court Judge, approved an arrest warrant charging Jones with two counts of murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of a a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
The active and ongoing investigation is being handled by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department.
The charges are accusations.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they enter a guilty plea or are found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.