2 Men Face Murder Charges In Somerset Stabbing

SOMERSET, NJ — Two Somerset men are facing murder charges in connection with a homicide where police say a Somerset man was stabbed numerous times around midnight on Tuesday.

Nasir J. Williams aka "Duck", 20, of Royal Court, Somerset, and Ishadir S. Hunter aka "Ice", 22 of Pickering Place, Somerset were both charged with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree armed robbery and third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, said Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson.

Hunter was also charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief. Both were taken to Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing.

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Just after midnight on Tuesday, a 911 call reported a man in distress following a fight at a home on Holland Drive in the Somerset section of Franklin, said Somerset County Prosecutor Michael Robertson.

Police found an unresponsive man inside of the home, who authorities have identified as Jamari R. Stephenson, 23, of Holland Drive. Stephenson had been stabbed numerous times and emergency and police responders began life-saving measures, said Robertson.

Efforts to revive Stephenson were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene, said Robertson.

Detectives from the Franklin Township Police Department, along with detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit, the Crime Scene Investigations Unit, and

A post-mortem examination performed by the medical examiner's office ruled Stephenson's death a homicide.

Both Williams and Hunter were arrested and charged on Wednesday.

Anyone with information relating to this homicide is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100 or the Franklin Township Police Department at 732-873-5533 or via the STOPit app.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

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