6 Indicted In Connection With North Plainfield Fatal Stabbing

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Five Plainfield men and one Plainfield woman were indicted in connection with the fatal stabbing of Nelson Noe Garcia-Lopez, 24, of North Plainfield in August.

Garcia-Lopez was walking alone on West Front Street at around 2:12 a.m. on Aug. 19 when he passed a group of about 15 people. Some of the people began to chase Garcia-Lopez as he ran down Grove Street into North Plainfield, according to the report.

A 911 call reported the fight around 2:18 a.m. and when police arrived they found Garcia-Lopez suffering from stab wounds. He was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, Robertson said.

The post mortem examination found that Garcia-Lopez had been stabbed multiple times throughout his body and the manner of death was deemed a homicide, according to the report.

Garcia-Lopez was the intended target of the assault and authorities have not released a motive to maintain the integrity of the investigation, according to the report.

As a result of an investigation, five Plainfield men were identified as being a part of the group that chased down, assaulted and killed Garcia-Lopez. A Plainfield woman was also charged.

• Oscar Ivan Baquendo-Martinez, 23, of West 4th Street, Plainfield;
• Patricio M. Piruch-Nekta, 25, of Clinton Place, Plainfield;
• Cesar A. Carcamo-Ortega, 25, of East 2nd Street, Plainfield;
• Nelson S. Aguilar-Lopez, 20, of West Front Street, Plainfield;
• and Alder E. Juarez, 22, of West 7th Street, Plainfield

All five men were indicted on charged including first-degree murder, second-degree conspiracy to commit murder and/or aggravated assault, third-degree possession of a weapon (a knife) for an unlawful purpose, and third-degree rioting.

The woman, Gicsy B. Galindo-Acosta, 22, of West Front Street, Plainfield was also indicted for two counts of third-degree hindering apprehension or prosecution.

All six are currently in the Somerset County Jail on pre-trial detention.

Anyone with information relating to this homicide is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100, or the North Plainfield Police Department at 908-769-2937 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888577tips.org or at www.scpo.net and click on either “Crime Stoppers” or “TIPS HOTLINE”. All anonymous Crime Stopper tips will be kept
confidential.

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(Images via Somerset County Prosecutor's Office: Clockwise from top left - Nelson S. Aguilar-Lopez, 20, of West Front Street, Plainfield, Cesar A. Carcamo-Ortega, 25, of East 2nd Street, Plainfield, Oscar Ivan Baquendo-Martinez, 23, of West 4th Street, Plainfield, Gicsy B. Galindo-Acosta, 22 of West Front Street, Plainfield, and Patricio M. Piruch-Nekta, 25, ofClinton Place, Plainfield. Alder E. Juarez, 22, of West 7th Street, Plainfield is not pictured.)

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