Friday, March 23, 2012
Suspect appeared bored during the two-minute hearing in Newark on Thursday
The 27-year-old Bloomfield man accused of shooting Bloomfield resident Ibn Futrell to death on Mission Street in Montclair in February pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of murder and illegal gun possession, according to The Montclair Times. The article said that defendant Harold Abnathya appeared bored as he was being arraigned before state Superior Court Judge Peter Vazquez in Newark. Indeed, the hearing only took two minutes. The Montclair Times reports that Public Defender Sterling Kinsale entered a not-guilty plea on Abnathya's behalf and that the judge ruled that bail would be continued at $1 million cash or bond. Essex County Assistant Prosecutor William Neafsey, of the Homicide Unit, said that the suspect took out a …
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Futrell, a Bloomfield resident, was the victim of a fatal shooting in Montclair on February 7
A 27-year-old Bloomfield man has been arrested for the murder of Ibn Futrell, also of Bloomfield, shot down outside a convenience store on Mission Street in Montclair on Feb. 7, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray, along with Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio and Montclair Police Chief David Sabagh. In a statement released late Wednesday, the three said that arrests had been made in connection with recent homicides not only in Montclair but also in Newark. Murray and Sabagh said that detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Task Force and the Montclair Police Department arrested Harold Abnathya, age 27 of Bloomfield, for the murder of Futrell. Futrell, 29, was shot in the back at about 9 p.m…
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Essex County Sheriff’s Office announced a reward of $5,000 for details leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for the Feb. 7 murder in Montclair.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
A $5,000 cash reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of a suspect wanted in connection with the shooting death of Ibn Futrell of Bloomfield. Sheriff Armando Fontoura of the Essex County Sheriff’s Office stated that the Crimestoppers program would pay up to $5,000 for details that lead to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the murder. Futrell died as a result of a gunshot wound to his back. Futrell was killed at approximately 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 in the area of 4 Mission Street in Montclair. Persons with information about the murder are asked to contact Detective Pete Cassidy of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force at 973-621-2849, the Prosecutor’s TIP LINE at 1-800-…
Saturday, February 11, 2012
At a community meeting held Thursday night, Montclair residents complained that poor lighting and lack of police presence in the 4th Ward contributed to high crime rates
Community leaders expressed outrage over the seeming lack of progress in tackling crime in Montclair's 4th Ward at a meeting Thursday night held to discuss this week's shooting death of Bloomfield resident Ibn Futrell in front of the Mission Street Mini Mart. It was revealed during the meeting that Montclair’s Mission Street was so dark on Tuesday night that police had a hard time even locating the body of the fatally wounded Futrell when he was found at around 9 pm. The meeting, attended by a standing-room-only crowd of nearly 200 people, started on a somber note when Montclair’s 4th Ward Councilor Renee Baskerville asked everyone to grab their neighbor's hand for a moment of silence. "My heart bleeds for Ibn Futrell's family," said a …
Linda Federico-O'Murchu
1:03 am on Friday, March 16, 2012
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