Edison Man Pleads Guilty In Plainfield Murder: Prosecutor

EDISON, NJ — An Edison man has pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a 24-year-old man in Plainfield in 2015, Acting Union County Prosecutor Michael Monahan said.

Jordan Robinson, 25, pleaded guilty to first degree aggravated manslaughter of Anthony Bowles of Plainfield in a Wednesday hearing. He will likely face 23 years in jail when he is sentenced in March, Monahan said.

Robinson admitted to the Nov. 6, 2016 shooting that also injured a 33-year-old woman and a 6-year-old girl on Evona Avenue. Bowels was taken to the Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in New Brunswick, where he was pronounced dead. The other two were taken to a different hospital for treatment.

Robinson was identified as a suspect in the case and was arrested in Matawan on Nov. 19, 2015 and lodged in Union County Jail on $1.5 million bail.

The investigation into the shooting remains active, and authorities are continuing to ask anyone with information to come forward.

Those with information are urged to contact Homicide Task Force Sgt. Joe Vendas at 908-358-3048 or Detective Sofia Santos at 908-577-4256. The Union County Crime Stoppers also are continuing to offer a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case; tips can be given anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477), via text message by texting "UCTIP" plus a message to 274637 (CRIMES), or online at www.uctip.org.

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