Prosecutor's office: New Jersey man wanted in killing arrested in Florida
A man is in custody in Florida after being arrested for the killing of a man in New Jersey.
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Oct 22, 2021, 9:44 AM
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Updated 916 days ago
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yesterdayA man is in
custody in Florida after being arrested for the killing of a man in New Jersey.
The Essex
County prosecutor's office says James Lewis, 51, is being detained in Winter
Haven pending extradition to New Jersey.
Lewis is
charged with the murder last month of Troy Traynham, 59, of East Orange.
Prosecutors
say Lewis shot Traynham as he helped a woman unload groceries from her car then
carjacked the woman.
Lewis was
arrested Tuesday while visiting family in Winter Haven.
Lewis was
convicted of a killing in New Jersey in 1989 and served 30 years in prison
before being released in 2019.
AP
wire services helped contribute to this report.
