NEWARK –Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announced today that Raheem Brison, 24, of Newark has been arrested by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the FBI Fugitive Task Force for the murder of Lewis Griffith, 29, of Newark.
Authorities said, on Sunday, Oct. 23, Griffith was shot on Peabody Place in Newark at approximately 8:30 p.m.
He was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:41 p.m.
Brison has been charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon.
These are accusations.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they enter a guilty plea or are found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Brison is currently being held at the Essex County Correctional Facility.
Bail was set at $750, 000 by the Honorable Michael L. Ravin, Judge of the Superior Court.
The investigation is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877- TIPS-4EC or 877- 847-7432. (Photo below)