By: Yuritza Arroyo
Phillip Hayes, 36, of Woodbine, was arrested in Atlantic City today by members of the Atlantic City Police Department on an outstanding warrant in connection to the August 28, 2022, homicide of Malika McLaughlin in Atlantic City.
According to officials, Hayes had been a fugitive since the warrant was issued on October 5, 2022.
Officials say Hayes, and his four codefendants, Lester Robinson, Quamel Shaffer, Monica Gonzalez, and Quataisa Harrington, were indicted on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, by an Atlantic County Grand Jury.
Hayes and Lester Robinson were indicted on counts of First-Degree Murder, First-Degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Second-Degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun Without a Permit, Second-Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Third-Degree Hindering Apprehension, and Second-Degree Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons.
According to authorities, Quamel Shaffer was indicted on counts of First-Degree Murder, First-Degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Second-Degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun Without a Permit, Second- Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Second-Degree Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons. Monica Gonzalez and Quataisa Harrington were indicted on Third-Degree Hindering Apprehension.