2005 Media Releases:

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

June 17, 2005

Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi and Camden Police Chief Edwin J. Figueroa reported that a $1,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the arrest of a 19-year-old Camden man was charged Murder.

Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating Theends L. Brown, a.k.a. "Mookie," accused of fatally shooting Charles Raikes, M/23, early Saturday morning, June 11, 2005, in Camden, N.J. Brown, formerly of the 1500 block of Wildwood Avenue in Camden, 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 abdomen.

Anyone with information is urged to 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.