Shooting may have stemmed from prior dispute, authorities say
Alphonso Richardson, 30 (Photo: Essex County Prosecutor's Office)
Alphonso Richardson, 30, faces charges of murder and weapons offenses, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced in a joint statement.
Richardson is accused of killing Gerard Jones, 49, around 12:30 a.m. April 26 near Poinier Street, authorities said. The slaying may have stemmed from a prior dispute.
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Richardson was ordered held at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark in lieu of $750,000 bail, officials said. He is set for a first court hearing May 10.
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