North Brunswick Man Indicted For Shooting Death Of His Neighbor

A 38-year-old North Brunswick man has been charge with the Sept. 1 shooting death of his 43-year-old neighbor on Schmidt Lane.

Roland Amos was arrested about a month after the incident where he allegedly shot Brian Hoey.

He is charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon, two counts of witness tampering for having another unnamed individual give false information to police during their investigation, and three counts of hindering his own apprehension.

Zoraida Rodriguez, 41, who lived with Amos at the time, was also indicted for hindering his apprehension.

According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office:

The two defendants were arrested on the evening of October 2, 2014 following an intensive month-long investigation by Detective Robert Powell of the North Brunswick Police Department and Detective Gregory Morris of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

The investigation began after police were called to the victim’s home at the Belcourt Townhomes at Hidden Lake at 1:26 a.m. on September 1, 2014.

Amos was arrested at approximately 7 p.m. on October 2, 2014 as he left his job in Middlesex Borough. Members of the North Brunswick Police Department, the Middlesex Borough Police Department and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office participated in the arrest.

Rodriguez was charged at about 10 p.m. at North Brunswick Police Department headquarters.

The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Powell of the North Brunswick Police Department at (732) 247-0922, extension 313, or Detective Morris of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3904.

As is the case with all criminal defendants, Amos and Rodriguez are presumed innocent until proven guilty.