FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Raymond Worrall
PHONE: (201) 795-6400 Ext. 6737
EMAIL: rworrall@hcpo.org
TWITTER: @HCPOProsecutor
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DATE: Wednesday, October 4, 2017
TWO CHARGED WITH MURDER IN CLAREMONT AVENUE HOMICIDE
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:
Detectives from the Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department have arrested David Jones, age 46, of Jersey City, and Horace Parker, age 31, of Jersey City in connection with a stabbing incident which occurred on Claremont Avenue in Jersey City on September 27, 2017. Richard Farmer, age 25, of Jersey City was stabbed to death and a second victim was treated for non-life threatening stab wounds.
Jones and Parker have been charged with Murder in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3, a first-degree crime; Conspiracy to Commit Murder in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2 and 2C:11-3, a first-degree crime; Aggravated Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1, a second-degree crime; Unlawful Possession of a Weapon in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5, a third-degree crime; Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4, a fourth-degree crime; Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (marijuana) in violation of N.J.S. 2C:35-10, a third-degree crime; Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Dangerous Substance (marijuana) in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5, a third-degree crime; and Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (marijuana) with Intent to Distribute within 1000 feet of a School in violation of N.J.S. 2C:35-7, a third-degree crime.
Yolanda Jones, age 44, of Jersey City, was also charged in this incident. The charges against her include Hindering in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3, a fourth-degree crime; Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (marijuana) in violation of N.J.S. 2C:35-10, a third-degree crime; Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Dangerous Substance (marijuana) in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5, a third-degree crime; and Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (marijuana) with Intent to Distribute within 1000 feet of a School in violation of N.J.S. 2C:35-7, a third-degree crime.
On September 27, 2017, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Jersey City Police Officers responded to the area of Martin Luther King Drive and Orient Avenue in response to a report of an injured victim. Upon arrival, the responding Police Officers found Farmer lying on the ground in front of 73 Orient Avenue with apparent stab wounds to his torso.
The victim was transported to Jersey City Medical Center by Emergency Medical Services where he was pronounced dead shortly after 10 a.m.
A Medical Examiner has determined the cause of Farmer’s death to be a stab wound to his torso and the manner of death to be homicide.
During the investigation, Police Officers located a second male victim in the vicinity who also suffered from apparent stab wounds to his torso and upper extremities. He was also transported to JCMC by EMS where he received treatment for his injuries and was released.
The investigation of this incident is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip on the Prosecutor’s official website at http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/ . All information will be kept confidential.
The above charges are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6).