2 Men Indicted For Death Of Man Killed While Buying A PlayStation

Two men who were charged with killing a Trenton man when he went to buy a PlayStation have been indicted on murder charges, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.

Rufus Thompson and Akmal Alvaranga were indicted on seven counts in the death of Danny Diaz-Delgado, of Trenton. Police say they killed him when he came to pick up a PlayStation for his brother.

On June 26 they were both indicted on the following charges:

• First-degree murder;
• First-degree felony murder;
• First-degree robbery;
• First-degree kidnapping;
• Second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose; and
• Second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun.

Thompson was additionally indicted on a charge of second-degree certain person not to possess a firearm. No court date has been set.

Thompson was arrested one week after Diaz-Delgado was found face-down alongside a creek at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Assunpink Boulevard in Hamilton Township. Alvaranga was arrested a week after that.

When he was found, Diaz-Delgado’s hands bound behind his back with duct tape and a black electrical cord.
After finding his body, detectives spoke with Diaz-Delgado's family, who told them that Diaz-Delgado was going to meet someone on March 23 to purchase a PlayStation 4 game system, as well as some games, for his younger brother. He was supposed to return in an hour.

Detectives learned that Diaz-Delgado had communicated with people through Facebook messenger about the PlayStation items, and he apparently communicated with an unknown seller. Police eventually found pictures of the suspect and a name, according to the prosecutor’s office.

Police searched for "Rufus Thompson" and found out where he lived. They also discovered that three withdrawals were made from Diaz-Delgado's bank account in the following amounts: $240, $500 and $200.

Digital images showed that the last two withdrawals were made by a man wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt or jacket. The man was determined to be Thompson, according to the prosecutor’s office.

Detectives also found photos on Thompson's Facebook account of what appeared to be $240 in cash, mostly in $20 bills.

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The attached image of Rufus Thompson was previously provided by the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office