Long Branch Teen Fatally Shot In March; 3 Local Men Charged

LONG BRANCH, NJ — Three men have been charged with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Long Branch man in March, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced Thursday.

Aiden Terlecki, 19, of Middletown, Joshua Moore, 21, of Neptune Township and Jahsaad Banks, 19, of Asbury Park, were each charged with one count of first-degree Murder, first-degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder, second-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (firearm), second-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and third-degree Hindering.

Moore is also charged with one count of second-degree Certain Persons Not to Possess a Weapon.

Terlecki, of Middletown, is also charged with one count of second-degree drug possession, with intent to distribute. Police did not specify the type of allege drugs.

At 12:34 p.m. March 16, Long Branch Police found the victim, Tristan Reeves, suffering from gunshot wounds near the John R. Lewis Commons, a mixed-income housing development that is part of the Long Branch Housing Authority.

He was rushed to a local hospital where he died. This is a GoFundMe that was set up in March for Reeves' family, and is still accepting donations: https://www.gofundme.com/f/com...

Terlecki, of Middletown, was located and apprehended on the evening of Thursday, October 9 by members of the Port Authority Police Department. He remains in custody in New York City awaiting extradition proceedings.

Moore was apprehended in Neptune Township on Oct. 2 without incident. And Banks was already detained at the county jail on a prior arrest.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is requested to please contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Joseph Leon at 800-533-7443 or Long Branch Police Department Detective David Stone at 732-222-1000 ext. 1349.