Crime & Safety
Newark Man Murdered Stepfather, Sentenced To Prison
A New Jersey man shot his stepfather multiple times as he and his daughter were getting out of a vehicle, prosecutors said.
NEWARK, NJ — A New Jersey man was sentenced to six decades in prison for murdering his family member in Newark, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Tyrone Cradle, 29, of Newark, was sentenced to 60 years in New Jersey state prison for the murder of his stepfather, Rasool Crews, 48, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Cradle was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder and multiple weapons offenses in connection with the shooting death of Crews in May 2023.
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According to prosecutors, Cradle shot Crews multiple times as he and his daughter were exiting a vehicle outside of their home in Newark.
Surveillance video showed Cradle emerging from the side of the house moments before the shooting then fleeing the scene after the crime.
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Cradle was identified and charged four days after the shooting, authorities said.
Under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act, Cradle must serve 85 percent of the 60-year sentence before he is eligible for parole, prosecutors said.
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