Passaic County officials announce that based upon an investigation by the Paterson Police Department, in conjunction with other local and federal agencies, Rondell Gray, 40, of North Haledon, was arrested on September 13, in relation to the homicide that took place on August 31 in Paterson.
County officials state that Mr. Gray is charged with Murder, Carjacking, Possession of a Handgun for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of a Handgun and Certain Persons Not to Possess Handguns.
According to county officials, on Tuesday, August 31, at approximately 7:53 p.m., members of the Paterson Police Department were dispatched to the area of 454 Union Avenue in Paterson in response to a report of a shooting.
County officials said that upon their arrival, officers located the victim, 35-year-old Anthony McNeal from Paterson, lying on the sidewalk with an apparent gunshot wound.
Medical personnel were called to the scene and provided life-saving measures, but Mr. McNeal was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The subsequent investigation revealed that Gray was the individual responsible for the murder of Mr. McNeal and the carjacking of a separate victim following the murder.
Officials said that Mr. Gray was arrested without incident in Brooklyn, New York at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Monday, September 13, following an intense search by members of the Paterson Police Department, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, the United States Secret Service, and the United States Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force.
According to officials, Mr. Gray awaited extradition from New York at Ricker’s Island and following a waiver hearing. He was extradited to New Jersey on Tuesday, September 21.
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact them on their tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact Det. Eliezer Reyes at the Passaic Police Detective Bureau at 973-365-3900 or 973-365-3945.