FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Raymond Worrall
PHONE: (201) 795-6400 Ext. 6737
EMAIL: rworrall@hcpo.org
DATE: Tuesday, December 6, 2016
MAN ARRESTED FOR MURDER OF HIS MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez released the following information:
On December 5, 2016, at approximately 8:25 p.m., Jersey City Police Officers were dispatched to 305 Randolph Avenue in Jersey City in response to a 911 call concerning a woman in distress. Upon arrival, Jersey City Police Officers were able to utilize the fire escape to enter an apartment where they found two unresponsive female victims who had both sustained multiple stab wounds. The victims were later identified as Rebecca Hodges, age 56, and Dorothy Bradshaw, age 76.
The victims both lived at 305 Randolph Avenue and have been identified as mother and daughter. They were transported by emergency medical services to Jersey City Medical Center where they were pronounced dead at approximately 9:10 p.m. The Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause and manner of each of their deaths.
A suspect, Kevin Hodges, age 36, of Jersey City was apprehended by Jersey City Police Officers approximately one block from the scene. He was arrested and charged with two counts of Murder in violation of N.J.S. 2C:11-3; two counts of Possession of Three Sharp-Edged-Weapons for an Unlawful Purpose in violation of N.J.S. 2C:39-4d; and, two counts of Unlawful Possession of Three Sharp-Edged-Weapons in violation of N.J.S. 2C:39-5d.
Kevin Hodges has been identified as the son of Rebecca Hodges. His initial bail was set at $4,000,000 cash only.
No other suspects are being sought at this time however the Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit continues to actively investigate this case with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office at 201-915-1345 or leave an anonymous tip on the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office website at http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.
The above charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6).