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Third suspect picked up in Newark schoolyard slayings
Followup on the story of the 3 murdered and 1 wounded college students.A third suspect wanted in connection with the execution-style killings of three college students Saturday night in a Newark schoolyard was taken into custody this afternoon, law enforcement sources said. The suspect, a juvenile, was removed from a home in Morristown, the sources said. Paul Louriquet, a spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, said "there have been developments with a third suspect, but not an arrest." Investigators believe up to five people participated in the crime, which was chilling enough to thrust New Jersey's largest city into the national spotlight. Jose Larchira Carranza, a 28-year-old illegal immigrant from Peru and a 15-year-old boy are already in custody. Authorities are still looking to question one more adult and one juvenile, law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation said. This morning, Larchira Carranza, who surrendered to authorities Thursday, pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder, attempted murder, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and weapons offenses. During the proceedings at the Essex County Courthouse in Newark, Larchira Carranza's lawyer, Felix Lopez Montalvo, said the defendant does not have a Social Security number and is in the United States illegally. "My client has no documentation," Lopez Montalvo. In a news conference afterward, Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow and other officials would not comment about whether prosecutors had reported Larchira Carranza's illegal status to federal authorities after his two previous arrests, which include a charge of child rape. ... Larchira Carranza, an Orange resident, is married and has a daughter described as 1 or 2 years old. He was facing two sets of criminal charges even before police identified him as a suspect in the Newark triple murder. According to court records, he was charged with aggravated assault and weapons counts stemming from a bar fight last October. In the more serious case, when he was charged as Jose Larchira, he is accused of repeatedly raping a girl over a four-year period. The assaults began when the child was almost 5 years old, according to an indictment handed up last month. The alleged attacks ended in January. Larchira Carranza was free on bail WTF!!! and awaiting trial in both criminal cases when he surrendered Thursday. Rest at link. Posted by: ed 2007-08-10 |
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