Middlesex County authorities announced that a Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a township man.
Officials said on October 26, at approximately 3:38 a.m., authorities responded to a residence on Briardale Court following a report of shots fired.
Upon their arrival, officers located Sree Aravapalli, 54, of Plainsboro who sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
Police said Aravapalli was transported from the scene to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
An investigation by Detective William Atkinson of the Plainsboro Police Department and Detective Paul Kelley of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined Aravapalli was fatally shot in his home during an attempted robbery.
The investigation ultimately determined Jekai Reid-John, 27, of Norristown, Pa. targeted Aravapalli in Pennsylvania and followed him home to his Plainsboro residence where the offense occurred.
According to police, although the investigation is continuing and other charges are expected, Reid-John was arrested and charged yesterday with one count of first-degree murder.
Reid-John was taken into police custody by local authorities in Pennsylvania where he remains pending an extradition hearing.
Upon his return to New Jersey, he will be lodged at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center pending a pre-trial detention hearing in Superior Court.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Atkinson of the Plainsboro Police Department at (609)799-2333 or Detective Kelley of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732)745-3330.