Newark, NJ – A fugitive sought in connection with several violent crimes in Newark has been arrested in North Carolina following what authorities described as a yearlong, multi-agency investigation. Isaiah Ketchens was taken into custody on July 21 after investigators tracked him to a residence in Durham, where he had allegedly been hiding.
According to the New Jersey State Police, members of the agency’s Fugitive Unit worked alongside the Newark Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force to locate Ketchens, who had been placed on the State Police Fugitive Unit’s Most Wanted List.
Suspect surrendered after hours-long standoff
Investigators determined Ketchens was hiding inside a residence in Durham, North Carolina. The New Jersey State Police said members of the U.S. Marshals Service Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force responded to the home to execute the arrest.
Authorities said Ketchens barricaded himself inside the attic of the residence, leading to an extended standoff. “Following approximately three hours of negotiations, he surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody without incident,” the New Jersey State Police said in its announcement…