A West Orange man has been sentenced to 100 years in state prison for two murders committed in 2022, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Darneil Thomas, 26, was sentenced Wednesday in Superior Court. On June 2, a jury found Thomas guilty of two counts of murder, two counts of conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of attempted murder and related weapons offenses.
Prosecutors said Thomas and three other individuals opened fire on Qusim Rooks and David Escobar on Hilton Street in East Orange on March 15, 2022. During the shooting, Thomas fatally shot his associate, Joshua Dessin, in the back of the head…