Murder Charges Filed Against Jackson Man in Howell Township Killing

A Jackson Township (Ocean County) man is the second to be arrested and criminally charged in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in Howell Township in early June, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

Salvador J. Cabellos Diaz, 47, was charged with first-degree Murder, second-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and second-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.

Shortly before 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, members of the Howell Township Police Department responded to White Street for a report of a possibly deceased man inside a parked vehicle. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male, later identified as Rolando Acte Mejia, 36, of Howell, dead from two gunshot wounds…

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