Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Light Rail Station Slaying

Jersey City NJ

30 January, 2022

12:37 PM

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JERSEY CITY, NJ — A 37-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with murder Saturday in connection with a fatal stabbing at the Jersey City Light Rail station at Danforth Avenue, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. Anthony Bell is charged with murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said in a news release. Kenneth Brown, 49, was stabbed at the Danforth Avenue station at approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday and died an hour later at Jersey City Medical Center. Bell was arrested at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Brown's official cause of death is being determined by the Regional Medical Examiner's Office. Brown's death came just days after Hudson County reported its first homicide of 2022. A 32-year-old man was fatally shot in Jersey City on Jan. 23. Related coverage: Man Fatally Stabbed At Jersey City Light Rail StationKilling of Jersey City Man Is Hudson County's First 2022 Homicide Anthony Bell (Hudson County Prosecutor's Office)