2 Charged with Murder of Englewood Man

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Englewood NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of DEJUAN STOKES (DOB: 09/29/1996; single; unemployed) of 4322 Star Circle, Randallstown, Maryland on charges of Murder, Attempted Murder and Possession Of A Weapon For An Unlawful Purpose; and JAMAL ROBINSON (DOB: 03/18/1976; single; unemployed) of 360 Liberty Road, Englewood, NJ on charges of Murder, Felony Murder, and Robbery. He also announced charges against DWAYNE REDD, JR. (DOB: 11/1/1997; single; unemployed) of 3612 Fords Lane, Apt B, Baltimore, Maryland, for Murder, Attempted Murder and Possession Of A Weapon For An Unlawful Purpose. The arrests are the result of an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office under the direction of Sheriff Anthony Cureton, and the Englewood Police Department under the direction of Chief Lawrence Suffern.

On Saturday, June 20, 2020, at approximately 1:11 a.m., the Englewood Police Department received multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired in the vicinity of the intersection of 2nd Street and 4th Street. Responding officers found multiple individuals in the roadway who had attended a gathering at a residence on 2nd Street. Officers also found two gunshot victims lying in the roadway: 29-year-old Alex Glover of Englewood and 43-year-old Douglas Perry of Newark. Both victims were transported to area hospitals. Perry succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased, and Glover was later released from the hospital. Multiple shell casings were located at the scene of the shooting, and multiple vehicles and a residence were struck with projectiles.

As a result of an investigation, detectives identified DEJUAN STOKES, DWAYNE REDD, JR., and JAMAL ROBINSON as actors in the shooting. STOKES and ROBINSON were arrested on Friday, July 24, 2020, but REDD, JR. remains at large.

On Friday, July 24, 2020, DEJUAN STOKES was charged with one count of Murder, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(1), a 1st degree crime; one count of Attempted Murder, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1a(1) / N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(1), a 1st degree crime; and one count of Possession Of A Weapon For An Unlawful Purpose, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4A(1), a 2nd degree crime. He was remanded to the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center located at 300 E. Madison Street, Baltimore, MD pending extradition.

On Friday, July 24, 2020, JAMAL ROBINSON was arrested and charged with one count of Murder, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1)(2), a 1st degree crime; one count of Felony Murder, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(3), a 1st degree crime; and one count of Robbery, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1, a 1st degree crime. He was remanded to the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack, NJ pending a detention hearing on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

DWAYNE REDD JR. was charged with one count of Murder, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(1), a 1st degree crime; one count of Attempted Murder, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1a(1) / N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(1), a 1st degree crime; and one count of Possession Of A Weapon For An Unlawful Purpose, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4a(1), a 2nd degree crime. He is a fugitive from justice.

Prosecutor Musella states that the charges are merely accusations and that the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and he would like to thank the Baltimore, MD Police Department, the Portsmouth, VA Police Department, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, and the Englewood Police Department for their assistance in this investigation.

Anyone with information, please contact the Englewood Police Department at 201-568-2711.