A Newark man became the fourth suspect charged with murder for the killing of a man who was lured to Elizabeth by a fake advertisement on Craigslist.
Police have charged a fourth man with the September 2014 killing of a Brooklyn who authorities said was lured to Elizabeth through a fake advertisement on Craigslist. (NJ Advance Media file photo) ELIZABETH -- A Newark man is now the fourth person charged in an attempted robbery that turned deadly when a man was lured through a fake Craigslist ad, authorities said.
Larry Jones, 33, was arrested at his South 13th Street home in Newark on Wednesday night and charged with felony murder for the Sept. 16, 2014 killing of Mamuka Chamiashvili, 41 of Brooklyn, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park said today.
Members of the Union County Homicide Task Force and the Elizabeth Police Department determined Chamiashvili had come to Elizabeth in response to a advertisement of a Mercedes-Benz SUV for sale.
After Chamiashvili completed a test drive of the SUV, men carrying guns approached the victim and gunshots rang out, Union County Assistant Prosecutor Albert Cernadas said.
At about 10:15 p.m., police responding to reports of shots fired found Chamiashvili on the ground on Jacques street and East Jersey streets. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, said Cernadas, who is prosecuting the case.
Two other men, Keon Lewis, 30, and Ali Garner, 29, both of Elizabeth, were arrested within weeks of the shooting, and a third man, Travis Picou, 37, of Paterson, was arrested last January.
All four suspects have been charged with felony murder, Cernadas said.
Bail for Jones was set at $750,000. Jones was arrested by Homicide Task Force and the U.S. Marshals Service
Felony murder carries a maximum penalty upon conviction of 30 years to life in prison.
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