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Men Accused of Beating Newark College Student to Death, Indicted

Newark

Three men a accused of beating a college student to death last summer have been indicted on a murder charge.

On January 15, Eric Santiago, 26, of Belleville, and Jonathan Tejada, 23, and Edgardo Mendez, 25, both of Newark, were indicted for the murder of 20-year-old Robert Hayes.

On Nov. 11, Mendez was released after posting $250,000 bail.

Santiago and Tejada remain in custody at the Essex County Correctional Facility in lieu of $500,000 and $250,000 bail amounts, respectively.

All three men are scheduled to be arraigned on the murder charge on Monday.

Photo: Robert Hayes (Facebook)

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