FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Thursday, July 28, 2022

BAYONNE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FATAL SHOOTING IN JERSEY CITY

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On Wednesday, July 27, 2022, Nysheed Gleaton, 24, of Bayonne, pleaded guilty for his role in the shooting death of Rasheen Bostick, 32, in Jersey City.

Gleaton pleaded guilty to one count of Aggravated Manslaughter in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4a(1), a crime of the first degree. The State will be recommending a sentence of 22 years in New Jersey State Prison, subject to the No Early Release Act. Sentencing is scheduled for Friday, October 7, 2022 before the Honorable Vincent J. Militello, J.S.C.

On Sunday, January 23, 2022, at approximately 12:28 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department responded to a shooting in the area of 32 Belmont Avenue. Responding officers found a male – later identified as Rasheen Bostick, 32, of Jersey City – with an apparent gunshot wound to his torso. He was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 12:55 p.m.

The State is represented in this case by Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Keith Travers.