Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office Charges Eatontown Man With Two Attempted Murders

An Eatontown man is facing two attempted murder charges stemming from a 2014 shooting and robbery in Red Bank, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

Inow C. Rainey, 26, is facing two counts of first degree attempted murder, one count each of first degree armed robbery, first degree unlawful possession of a handgun, second degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and second degree certain persons not to possess weapons in connection with a Nov. 6, 2014 shooting on West Sunset Avenue in Red Bank, the prosecutor said.

Red Bank police responded to a 911 call at approximately 9:07 p.m. of a shooting in the area of 23 West Sunset Avenue in the city. Police arrived on scene to find a 29-year-old male and a 23-year-old female with gunshot wounds.

The man was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The medical team at the trauma center ultimately saved his life, but he suffers from partial paralysis as a result of the wounds. The woman was taken to Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank and then to Jersey Shore University Medical Center with a serious gunshot wound and survived.

A joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Red Bank Police Department remained active over the past two years and culminated with the charges against Rainey. Rainey and another male approached the victims as they were seated in a vehicle on West Sunset Avenue, demanded money before he shot the victims, then fled the scene, the prosecutor said.

Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Honora O'Brien Kilgallen set Rainey's latest bail at $600,000 cash. Rainey was already being held in the Monmouth County Jail on $575,000 on armed robbery and other charges related to the November 2014 Shrewsbury incident. His total bail is $1.75 million, Gramiccioni said.

Rainey faces up to 20 years in a New Jersey state prison, subject to the provisions of the "No Early Release Act" (NERA) requiring him to serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release on parole. He would also be under parole supervision for five years following his release from state prison, he said.

If convicted of possession of weapon for an unlawful purpose, Rainey faces a sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison, subject to the provisions of the “Graves Act.” That would require him to serve a minimum term of between one-third and one-half of the prison sentence imposed by the court or 42 months, whichever is greater, Gramiccioni said.

If convicted of other second degree offenses, Rainey faces five to ten years in state prison, subject to the provisions of the “Graves Act,” on each count, he said.

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