Essex County Man Found Guilty For 2021 Elizabeth Fatal Shooting
Saturday, August 23, 2025, 7:15 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
ELIZABETH, NJ.- Last Friday, following a trial in Union County Superior Court, a 28-year-old Newark, New Jersey, man was convicted on charges for fatally gunning down a 26-year-old man in August of 2021, in the City of Elizabeth, New Jersey.
According to Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, on Friday, August 15, 2025, following a four-week trial before Superior Court Judge Anthony Parenti, Jr., a jury found Jefferson Louis, 28, of Newark, New Jersey, guilty of first-degree Murder; second-degree Unlawful Possession; and second-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.
Louis Schedules Sentencing For October 3, 2025
Following the jury returning their findings of guilt, Judge Parenti accepted the verdict and scheduled sentencing for October 3, 2025. At that time, Louis faces a mandatory minimum of 30 years and up to life, “75 years” in New Jersey State Prison…