A Union man was charged on Tuesday in shooting the death of his girlfriend last March, pled guilty and is facing a 30-year prison sentence, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced today.
According to Prosecutor Daniel, Jamar Webber, 21, of Union, pleaded guilty to murder in the death of 19-year-old Malikah Taylor of Newark before Union County Superior Court Judge Regina Caulfield.
On the early morning of March 7, 2021, members of the Union Police Department responded to a home on the 2100 block of Melrose Parkway near the corner of Hillcrest Terrace North.
They found Taylor unresponsive at that location, having sustained serious injury from several gunshot wounds, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Robert Grady, who is prosecuting the case.
According to officials, Taylor was rushed to Newark’s University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly before 8 a.m.
Sentencing in the case has been scheduled for Friday, September 23, 2022, at which time Webber will be facing a term of up to 30 years in state prison without the possibility of parole.
