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3rd Suspect Held in NJ Slayings

Posted Aug 10, 07 4:23 PM CDT in Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – A teen wanted in connection with the slayings of three college students and the attempted murder of a fourth in Newark was taken into custody today, and authorities are seeking two more suspects implicated in the execution-style homicides. Another suspect, Jose Carranza, pleaded not guilty this morning; the third, a 15-year-old boy, is being held pending a detention hearing.

The suspect picked up today has not been arrested, the Star-Ledger of Newark reports. Carranza, an illegal immigrant from Peru, was charged with a lengthy list of offenses including three counts of murder. Facing the prospect of a jurisdictional tussle with federal immigration authorities, the county prosecutor said, "We have him and he is ours."

Source Star-Ledger

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Newark Mayor Cory Booker, left, with Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow, right, announces at a news conference in Newark, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007 the arrest of an unidentified 15-year-old Newark...   (Associated Press)
Jose Carranza is arraigned on murder charges in Newark, N.J., Friday, Aug. 10, 2007. Carranza, accused of murdering three college students and wounding a fourth, pleaded not guilty on Friday to the crimes.(AP...   (Associated Press)
This photo provided by Newark police at a news conference in Newark, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007, shows Jose Carranza, 31, who is wanted in connection with the killings of three college students who...   (Associated Press)
Defendant Jose Carranza, right, who is charged with killing three college students and wounding a fourth, stands in state Superior Court with his attorney Felix Lopez Montalvo in Newark, N.J., during...   (Associated Press)
Newark Mayor Cory Booker sits in state Superior Court in Newark, N.J., Friday, Aug. 10, 2007, during the arraignment of Jose Carranza, who is charged with the shooting deaths of three college students...   (Associated Press)
Jose Carranza, 28, ducks down in the back of a Newark police car as he is driven from police headquarters in Newark, N.J., Thursday Aug. 9, 2007. Carranza, who turned himself in, is wanted in connection...   (Associated Press)
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