Crime & Safety
Virginia Man Wanted For Murder Arrested In Edison: NJSP
Gerard Roane, 27, of Richmond, VA, was taken into custody outside a residence in Edison, NJ State Police said.
EDISON, NJ — A Virginia man wanted on a murder charge, was arrested by New Jersey State Police in Edison, authorities said Friday.
Gerard Roane, 27, of Richmond, VA, was wanted for allegedly shooting and killing a man in Richmond, VA on May 16, according to authorities.
State Police detectives were contacted by the Richmond Police Department to assist with locating Roane. "Through various investigative means, detectives determined that Roane was staying at a residence in Edison, NJ," state police said.
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On May 24, detectives from the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit and members of the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Task Force-Newark Division found and arrested Roane outside the Edison residence, police said.
Roane was lodged at the Middlesex County Jail pending extradition back to Virginia.
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