A cooperative effort by detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Asbury Park Police Department has led to the arrest of a Farmingdale man today charged with the deadly daytime shooting of a city man back in April, announced Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Jacquil Jones, 25 of Farmingdale, was arrested Wednesday morning with the assistance of the New Jersey State Police and charged with first degree Murder, second degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and second degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, in connection with the April 10, 2014 murder of Jermaine Huntley, 28, of Asbury Park. Jones is currently being held in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold Township, on $1.2 million cash only bail, as set by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Honora O’Brien Kilgallen, J.S.C. On Thursday, April 10, 2014 at about 9:49 a.m., Neptune Township police were dispatched to Jersey Shore University Medical Center on a report of a gunshot victim who arrived at the hospital after he was driven by a friend. Huntley died from his wounds at 10:28 a.m. A joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Asbury Park Police Department was immediately launched after learning the victim was shot in the 1200 block of Washington Avenue in Asbury Park. During the course of the investigation, police determined Jones was driving in a motor vehicle on Washington Avenue when he came upon Huntley and fired a single gunshot which struck and ultimately killed him. Jones fled the scene in his vehicle. As a result of information learned during the ongoing investigation, police charged Jones with Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. Anyone with information relating to this investigation should contact Detective Scott Samis of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at (800) 533-7443 or Detective Steven Ramseur of the Asbury Park Police Department at (732) 774-1300. Individuals wishing to provide information may also call Monmouth County Crime Stoppers at 800- 671-4400. Callers to Crime Stoppers remain anonymous and are eligible to receive a cash reward if the information given leads to the arrest and prosecution of a suspect or fugitive.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 19:47:17 +0000