Aberdeen, Keansburg Men Indicted In January Neptune Double Murder

ABERDEEN, NJ — On Thursday, a man from Keansburg and another from Aberdeen were indicted for a double homicide that took place in Neptune Township earlier this year, said acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey.

Gabriel J. Braithwaite, 19, of Keansburg and Jeron D. Dearin, 22, of the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen are both charged with two counts of first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, two related second-degree weapons offenses and third-degree hindering apprehension.

Samore Edwards, 18, of Plainfield and Isaiah Williams, 19, of New Brunswick were killed in the January shooting in Neptune.

Shortly before 8:15 p.m. on January 19, Neptune Police were called to the 1300 block of Washington Avenue on a report of a shooting. At that location, officers found the two victims in a parked car; Edwards was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene while Williams was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

An intensive investigation involving members of the Prosecutor’s Office, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, Neptune and Keansburg Police resulted in Braithwaite and Dearin being identified as the shooting suspects.

They were taken into custody without incident in early February.

If convicted they are facing up to life in prison.

Anyone with any information about this double murder is still being urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Detective Christopher Guy toll-free at 1-800-533-7443 or Neptune Township Police Department Detective Darell Harris at 732-988-8000, Ext. 408.

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