Crime & Safety
RVC Man Arrested for Hempstead Homicide
James Rutledge, of RVC, was charged with second-degree murder.
A Rockville Centre man was arrested late Tuesday in connection to a fatal shooting that happened in Hempstead on Nov.4, police said.
James Rutledge, 20, of Rockville Centre, and Ramona Butler, 23, of Hempstead, were arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
According to Nassau County Homicide Detectives, on Nov. 4, Melvin Wells, 40, was found fatally shot on the sidewalk in front of 133 Linden Ave. in Hempstead at 8:35 p.m. A joint investigation involving the Homicide Squad, Rockville Centre Police Department, Bureau of Special Operations and Third Squad detectives led to the arrests of the two suspects.
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Rutledge and Ramona will be arraigned on Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead.
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