Authorities Make Arrest After Fort Lee Man's Body Found In Trunk

Authorities say they have arrested the individual responsible for the murder and robbery of a Fort Lee man who was found dead in the trunk of his BMW after being reported kidnapped by his live-in girlfriend.

Andre Jamal Thompson, also known as “Boogie,” 25, of Fort Lee and Worcester, MA, has been arrested “on charges including felony murder for the homicide of Jordan Johnson,” Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said.

Jordan Johnson was reported kidnapped on Jan. 14 after his girlfriend arrived to the Fort Lee apartment they shared and discovered the apartment had been burglarized. Johnson’s body was found in the trunk of his car the next day in the Bronx.

According to Molinelli, the investigation alleges Thompson lured the victim to an apartment he sometimes utilized in Fort Lee, assaulted him, took his phone, keys and vehicle before ultimately killing him.

Johnson’s phone was also used to send text messages to his girlfriend to lure her from their apartment, Molinelli said. After she left, the apartment was burglarized and jewelry, cash and other items were stolen. Thompson then fled the state within hours of the homicide.

On the morning of Feb. 4, detectives executed a search warrant at a Maryland hotel room occupied by Thompson and “initially arrested [him] on an outstanding warrant from Worcester, Massachusetts.”

After interviewing Thompson, executing search warrants in New York and interviewing numerous individuals in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Maryland, Thompson was charged on Feb. 5 with felony murder, robbery and burglary.

Thompson’s bail was set at $2,000,000 with no ten percent and he is currently lodged in the Prince George’s County Correctional Center in Maryland awaiting extradition to Bergen County, Molinelli said.

The investigation is continuing at this time and additional arrests may occur.

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