On Friday, February 17, 2017, Keyshaun Wiggins, age 18, of Jersey City was arrested without incident by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force at a residence in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Authorities said he is currently being held at the Springfield Community Corrections Center pending extradition proceedings.
Wiggins was wanted in Hudson County for the murder of Adrian Rivera, age 18, of Hoboken.
Prosecutor Suarez credited the U.S. Marshals Service for the arrest.
The prosecutor also credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Hoboken Police Department for their part in the homicide investigation.
Rivera, who lived in the apartment, was immediately transported to Jersey City Medical Center by ambulance.
He was pronounced dead at the hospital at approximately 3:50 p.m.