Crime & Safety
Jersey City Man Charged With Murdering Girlfriend
The man murdered his girlfriend in her Jersey City apartment, according to officials.
JERSEY CITY, NJ — A Jersey City man who was wanted for the October murder of his girlfriend was arrested on Thursday morning.
Tyquan Baisden, 25, was arrested on Summerfield Avenue in Asbury Park and faces several charges including murder.
On Oct. 19 around 2:30 p.m., Jersey City police were called to 131 Woodlawn Avenue where they found the body of 27-year-old Diamond Davila. The Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be homicidal violence and the manner of death to be homicide.
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According to the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, Davila was killed in her apartment.
Baisden will be housed at the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny pending his first appearance.
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