2 men charged in 2022 North Jersey ambush murder

Two men person been arrested and charged with a 2022 North Jersey murder successful which they’re accused of ambushing a antheral extracurricular his home, authorities said Monday.

Kedrick Chatmon, 37, and Lamare R. Walker, 45, were nabbed Thursday astatine their New Jersey homes, the Monmouth County prosecutor’s office said successful a property release.

The 2 men were accused of killing Marques Mills astatine his location successful Neptune Township connected May 14, 2022, astir 11 p.m.

Mills, 39, had conscionable started driving distant from the location erstwhile astatine slightest 2 radical jumped retired of bushes adjacent the location and opened occurrence connected his vehicle, according to reports astatine the time. Mills was transported to a section infirmary but succumbed to his wounds.

“He had a troubled past, but helium was turning his beingness around,” his father, George Mills, told the Asbury Park Press astatine the time. “He was doing well.”

Chatmon was arrested successful his hometown of Keansburg, and Walker was collared successful his hometown of Barnegat, the prosecutor’s bureau said. They were formally charged with 1 number each of first-degree execution and first-degree execution conspiracy, taken to Monmouth County jailhouse and volition person detention hearings connected Dec. 3.

Authorities did not publically speculate connected a motive for the attack.