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2005
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CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
VINCENT P. SARUBBI, CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR
MEDIA INFORMATION
March 2, 2005
U.S. Marshal for New Jersey James Plousis, Camden County Prosecutor
Vincent P. Sarubbi and Camden Police Chief Edwin J. Figueroa reported
that a multi-agency fugitive task force arrested a Camden man in New
York today on a warrant alleging that he stabbed another man to death
with a sword in October in Camden, N.J.
Fernando Espinal, M/47, is charged with the Murder of William Jiminez,
M/25. It is alleged that Espinal stabbed Jimenez with a samurai-type
sword on Oct. 5, 2004. The victim died 17 days later.
Members of the U.S. Marshal's New Jersey/New York Regional Fugitive
Task Force arrested Espinal, a Dominican national, at approximately
6:30 a.m. today in an apartment where he had been living in the 900
block of Anderson Street in the Bronx. He was taken into custody without
incident and is being held in New York pending extradition to Camden
County. The task force is made up of detectives from the Marshal's
Service, Prosecutor's Office, State Police and Camden Police, as well
as the N.J. Department of Corrections.
Investigation indicates that a relative of Espinal's got into a traffic
dispute with Jimenez on Oct. 5 in the 1000 block of South 4th Street,
and the confrontation escalated into a physical fight. It is alleged
that Espinal went to a nearby residence, got a samurai-type sword
and stabbed Jimenez in the left side. Jimenez suffered massive internal
injuries and was rushed to Cooper University Hospital in Camden. He
remained in critical condition until he died on Oct. 22.
"This important arrest is a result of great police work by the Marshal's
task force," Sarubbi stated.
All persons charged with criminal offenses are presumed innocent unless
and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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