NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP – Two men have been arrested and charged in a January 19 double homicide.
Gabriel Braithwaite, 19, of Keansburg and Jerod Dearin, 22, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen are both charged with two counts of first-degree Murder and single counts of first-degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder, two related second-degree weapons offenses, and third-degree Hindering Apprehension, police said.
The charges stem from an investigation into the shooting deaths of Samore Edwards, 18, of Plainfield, and Isaiah Williams, 19, of New Brunswick. Police said the victims were found shot in a car on the 1300 block of Washington Avenue in Neptune Township. Edwards was dead at the scene and Williams was pronounced at the hospital.
“This was a brazen and brutal crime, and the swiftness with which it was investigated and these defendants apprehended is a testament to the quality of no small amount of stellar collaborative work,” Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said.
The suspects face a possible sentence of life in prison.
Anyone with any information about this matter is still being urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Detective Christopher Guy toll-free at 1-800-533-7443 or Neptune Township Police Department Detective Darell Harris at 732-988-8000, Ext. 408.
