March 9, 2001
Trenton,
NJ — A Philadelphia man wanted for murder and a Trenton man running from Bucks
County charges were arrested yesterday morning in Trenton by the Central Jersey
Fugitive Task Force (CJFTF), Mercer County Prosecutor Daniel G. Giaquinto and
U.S. Marshal Charles L. McNeal announced today.
Jesse
Crews (DOB 6/6/82), of the 6600 block of North 17th Street in
Philadelphia, Pa., was arrested at his sister’s residence on West Hanover
Street in Trenton at approximately 7 a.m. on March 8.
He
is wanted in the death of an unknown black male on Sunday, February 6, 2000. At approximately 8:28 p.m. that evening, uniformed officers
responded to a call of a shooting on the highway at the 1400 block of W. 72nd
Avenue in Philadlephia. Upon
arrival they found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds to the head.
He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.
Detective
Sergeant Brian Slattery of the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit conducted
the investigation that led to Crews’ whereabouts.
Officers with the Fugitive Units of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s
Office and the New Jersey Department of Corrections assisted with the arrest,
along with officers from the Hamilton and Trenton police and a deputy from the
U.S. Marshals Service.
After
apprehending Crews, the task force proceeded to the 400 block of South Olden
Avenue where they arrested Michael R. Matos (DOB 4/4/80) at approximately 8 a.m.
Matos
was arrested in Mt. Holly on November 22, 2000 by the Burlington County
Sheriff’s Department as a fugitive from justice wanted out of Bucks County,
Pa., where he is charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and public
drunkenness. On or about that date,
he posted bail pending reappearance for the charges.
When
Matos failed to reappear, Bucks County processed a governor’s warrant for his
arrest and issued it to the state of New Jersey.
On February 24, 2001, the Bucks County Sheriff’s Department requested
Mercer County Detective Cory S. Kammler II to employ the task force and
apprehend Matos.
Both
Crews and Matos are being held without bail in the Mercer County Corrections
Center in Hopewell, NJ pending extradition proceedings.
The
Central Jersey Fugitive Task Force targets violent and drug-related fugitives
wanted on state and federal warrants. It
is led by Mercer County Prosecutor Daniel G. Giaquinto and U.S. Marshal
Charles L. McNeal and comprised of members of the Trenton District of the U.S.
Marshals Service and officers of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, the
New Jersey State Police, the Hamilton Township Police Department and the Trenton
Police Department.