2005 Media Releases:

CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
VINCENT P. SARUBBI, CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR
MEDIA   INFORMATION

June 14, 2005

Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi and Camden Police Chief Edwin J. Figueroa reported that a 19-year-old Camden man was charged with Murder today, accused of fatally shooting Charles Raikes, M/23, early Saturday morning, June 11, 2005, in Camden, N.J.

Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating Theends L. Brown, a.k.a. "Mookie," formerly of the 1500 block of Wildwood Avenue in Camden. He is described as a black male, approximately 5-foot-9 and 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. See photo below.

At 3:22 a.m. Saturday, Camden Police responded to a call reporting a man shot in Farnham Park off the 1500 block of Park Boulevard. Arriving officers found the victim, of Pennsauken, suffering from a single gunshot wound to the upper body. He was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he died a short time later.

Investigation indicates that the victim and the defendant had an ongoing dispute over money. It is alleged that after the two engaged in a fistfight, Brown pulled a handgun and shot Raikes once in the chest.

Anyone with information is urged to call Investigator Matt Woshnak of the Prosecutor's Office at (856)225-8400 or Camden Police Detective Frank Ruiz at (856) 757-7420.

All persons charged with criminal offenses are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.