Suspect in Murder of Livingston Teen Appeared In Court for Alleged Robbery

A West Orange man who was released on bail in connection with the murder of Livingston teen Brendan Tevlin appeared in court for an unrelated robbery case, according to a report.

Eric Williams, 19, appeared in New Jersey Supreme Court after he and an accomplice allegedly robbed a man of an iPhone in West Orange on May 14, 2014 -- six weeks prior to the murder of Tevlin, according to a report from NJ.com. Williams was arrested later that day and released on May 24, after posting $50,000 bail.

Williams’ attorney maintained his innocence and lack of participation in the alleged robbery, the report said. He was indicted on charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery on Oct. 23.

Tevlin, 19, of Livingston, was killed on June 25 during an apparent robbery attempt in West Orange, according to Patch.

Six weeks after being released after posting bail in the robbery case, Williams was arrested in connection with the murder of Tevlin.

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Williams was released on $500,000 bail following his arrest after Tevlin’s death, as reported in a previous Patch article.

Alleged gunman Ali Muhammad Brown, 29, of Seattle, and Jeremy Villagran, 19, of West Orange, were also named as suspects in Tevlin’s murder.

Brown has been charged with first-degree murder, felony murder, first-degree robbery, second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.

Williams and Villagran have both been charged with felony murder, first-degree robbery, second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.