Crime & Safety

Mercer Man Wanted On Homicide Charges Caught In Bensalem, PA

Bensalem Police pulled over a vehicle that led to the arrest of a Trenton man wanted on a homicide warrant, authorities said.

Quamere Forney
Quamere Forney (Bensalem Township Police Department )

MERCER COUNTY, NJ — A Trenton man was taken into custody on murder charges after a traffic stop in Bensalem, PA on Saturday, police said.

A police officer was on patrol in the area of 2700 Knights Road when he spotted a black Chevrolet Malibu with heavily tinted windows that violated the PA Vehicle Code, authorities said.

The police officer made a traffic stop and spoke with the driver and passenger of the vehicle.

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The passenger was identified as Quamere Forney, 31, Laurel Place, Trenton. A check of the National Crime Information Center revealed that Forney had an active arrest warrant out of the Trenton Police Department for attempted homicide and related charges.

Forney was taken into custody without incident, arraigned by District Justice Baranoski, and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility with no bail. He is awaiting extradition, authorities said.

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