2 Men Charged In Parsippany Homicide: Prosecutor

PARSIPPANY – Two men have been charged in connection with a dead body that was found in a Parsippany home four months ago, prosecutors announced on Friday. Both men were arrested 3,000 miles away.

Rogelio Laureano-Gonzalez, 25, and Cirilo Rojas-Paulino, 25, both of Parsippany, face several charges in connection with the homicide, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office.

The incident happened on Sept. 9 when law enforcement officers got a report about a deceased man inside a home in the area of Old Bloomfield Road in Parsippany-Troy Hills, according to the MCPO.

The investigation confirmed that the body was located inside a home in the area, according to the MCPO. The manner of death was determined to be a homicide, and the deceased man was identified as Jaime Lopez-Basilio.

Two residents of the home, Laureano-Gonzalez and Rojas-Paulino, could not be immediately located during the death investigation, according to the MCPO. An investigation by law enforcement led to the apprehension of both men in California, according to the MCPO.

Investigators believe Laureano-Gonzalez struck Lopez-Basilio in the head, causing the death. They also believe Laureano-Gonzalez and Rojas-Paulino fled New Jersey following the death to avoid investigation, apprehension or prosecution, according to the MCPO.

Laureano-Gonzalez has been charged with second-degree manslaughter and second- and third-degree charges of hindering their own apprehension or prosecution, according to the MCPO. He remains detained in custody.

Rojas-Paulino was charged with third-degree hindering apprehension or prosecution of another and fourth-degree obstructing administration of law. He remains detained in custody.

If anyone has any information related to this investigation, they are encouraged to call the Major Crimes Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at 973-285-6200, or the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department at 973-263-4300.