2005 Media Releases:

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

July 21, 2005

Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi, Camden Police Chief Edwin J. Figueroa and U.S. Marshal for New Jersey James Plousis reported today that a 26-year-old Camden man is being held in lieu of bail after being arrested on Tuesday, July 19, 2005, on a charge of Felony Murder stemming from the fatal shooting and robbery of Salvador Martinez, 20, on May 22, 2005, in Camden, N.J.

Ziair T. McDaniels, a.k.a. Shalean Alford, of the 400 block of Morse Street in Camden, is being held in the Camden County Correctional Facility in lieu of $500,000 bail, cash only, set during an arraignment on Wednesday, July 20, before Presiding Criminal Court Judge Linda G. Baxter.

Members of the U.S. Marshal's New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, working with units from the New Jersey State Police, arrested McDaniels at approximately 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday at the Crestbury Apartments on South 8th Street in Camden. Based on information task force detectives developed over the past several days, officers conducted surveillance at Crestbury and apprehended McDaniels as he exited an apartment building to get into a vehicle.

The fugitive task force includes detectives from the U.S. Marshal's Service, Camden County Prosecutor's Office, Camden Police, New Jersey State Police and the N.J. Department of Corrections.

On Sunday, May 22, 2005, at approximately 9:50 p.m., Camden Police responded to a call for a man shot in the area of Rosedale and Merriel avenues in the East Camden section of the city. Upon arrival, officers found Martinez lying in the 3100 block of Merriel Avenue, suffering from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Emergency medical personnel transported the victim to Cooper University Medical Center, where he died a short time later.

Investigation indicates the two defendants approached the victim. It is alleged that one pulled a handgun and shot Martinez, who fell to the ground, at which time the other rifled through the victim's pockets. Both defendants then allegedly ran from the scene.

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