By: Richard L. Smith
Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that three men have each been sentenced to 60 years in state prison for their roles in a 2021 fatal shooting in Newark.
The Honorable Judge Ronald D. Wigler, J.S.C. presided over both the trial and the sentencing.
On July 2, 2025, a jury convicted Tyshon Armour, 23, of Newark; Reynold Henderson, 23, of Irvington; and Issad Jackson, 26, of Irvington of first-degree murder.
Prosecutors proved that on March 8, 2021, the men were in a stolen BMW X5 when they spotted 22-year-old Dedric Bracey on St. Paul Avenue in Newark.
After following him, they stopped the car, and Armour and Jackson opened fire — discharging 13 shots that killed Bracey.
The trio then fled to Irvington, but investigators with the New Jersey State Police Motor Vehicle Crime North Unit tracked the stolen vehicle. After a brief foot pursuit, the men were taken into custody.
“This sentence sends the message that when you take a life, you will also give up yours,” said Assistant Prosecutor Michele Miller, who handled the case.
“Think long and hard before you conspire with others to commit murder, because here in Essex County, you will be held accountable.”
Under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act, Armour, Henderson, and Jackson must serve 85 percent of their sentences before becoming eligible for parole.
Authorities continue to encourage residents to report information on criminal activity by contacting the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC.