By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Hudson County announced that the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit has filed an additional Murder charge against an East Orange man following the deaths of two males in Guttenberg in 2024.
Lamont Cole, 40, was previously charged with Murder in connection with the death of Justo Bory, 87, of Guttenberg, Hudson County officials said.
According to HCPO officials, a post-mortem examination report issued by the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office on February 24, determined Ricardo Bory, 58, of Guttenberg, died of Homicidal Violence and the Manner of Death to be Homicide.
Cole now faces two counts of Murder, Hudson County officials say.
Hudson County authorities said that on Saturday, November 23, 2024, shortly after 10 p.m., the Guttenberg Police Department was notified of two unresponsive males inside a residence at 209 71st Street.
HCPO officials said the males – later identified as Justo Bory and Ricardo Bory – were pronounced dead at the scene.
During the initial response, the Guttenberg Police Department arrested Cole for interfering with the investigation, according to HCPO officials stated.
Hudson County authorities said that Cole has been detained at the Hudson County Correctional Facility since the arrest.
Cole was charged with Murder relating to Justo Bory on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, after the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined the Cause of Death to be Compression of the Neck and the Manner to be Homicide, HCPO officials said.