April 4, 2003
Trenton, NJ — A Trenton man who evaded police
for almost nine months was indicted today for first-degree murder, Mercer County
Prosecutor Daniel G. Giaquinto announced.
Ean
Polke (DOB 2/12/82), of the 300 block of Clearfield Avenue, Trenton, was charged
in a multi-count indictment in the shooting death of Kevin Wilson. If convicted, Polke could be sentenced to life in prison,
required to serve at least 30 years without parole, Giaquinto said.
The
incident took place on June 18, 2002, at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Polke allegedly shot and killed Wilson in the area of Stockton and
Academy Streets, Trenton. The
defendant fled the scene and remained a fugitive until March 2, 2003, when he
was arrested in Brooklyn, New York, by the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey
Regional Fugitive Task Force.
In
addition to murder, Polke was indicted on charges of possession of a weapon for
an unlawful purpose (2nd degree) and unlawful possession of a weapon
(3rd degree). He remains
in the Mercer County Correction Center in lieu of $1,000,000 bail.
Despite having been indicted, every defendant is presumed innocent until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.