By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Monmouth County announced that a Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned a 10-count indictment against three men in connection with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Long Branch man that took place earlier this year. 
Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago stated that Aiden Terlecki, 19, of Middletown, Joshua Moore, 21, of Neptune Township and Jahsaad M. Banks, 19, of Asbury Park, were charged with one count each of first-degree Murder, first-degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder, two counts of second-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (firearm), two counts of second-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and three counts of third-degree Hindering. Moore is also charged with one count of second-degree Certain Persons Not to Possess a Weapon.
According to MCPO officials, on Sunday, March 16, at approximately 12:34 p.m., members of the Long Branch Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the vicinity of the John R. Lewis Commons.
Upon arrival, officers discovered an 18-year-old male suffering from gunshot wounds, MCPO officials said.
Monmouth County officials say the victim, later identified as Tristan Reeves, was rushed to a local hospital, where he would later succumb to his injuries.
MCPO officials stated that an investigation by members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and the Long Branch Police Department identified Terlecki, Moore, and Banks as the individuals responsible.
Terlecki was located and apprehended by members of the Port Authority Police Department on the evening of Thursday, October 9. Terlecki remains in custody in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI), according to Monmouth County officials.
MCPO officials said Moore was apprehended in Long Branch on Thursday, October 2, without incident. Moore was transported to the MCCI, where he is being held pending future court proceedings.
Banks was already being detained at the MCCI on an unrelated matter. Banks and Moore were ordered to be detained during a hearing on Wednesday, October 15, in front of Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Henry P. Butehorn, Monmouth County officials said. 
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutors Matthew Bogner, Director of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau, and Christopher Dize of the Office’s Trial Division.
Banks is represented by Lauren Musarra, Esq., of Freehold, while Moore is represented by Anthony Cherry, Esq., of Eatontown, MCPO authorities said. Terlecki is represented by Mitchell Ansell, Esq., with an office in Ocean Township.