Jersey City Gang Member Charged With Murder

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A Jersey City gang member was charged with the March 31, 2020, murder of a Jersey City resident.

Phillip Wiggins Jr, 24, of Newark was charged by complaint with one count of murder in aid of racketeering, among other things.

Wiggins is associated with a street gang that operates along Wilkinson Avenue, Ocean Avenue, Martin Luther King Drive, and Wegman Parkway in Jersey City, according to court documents. On March 31, 2020, Wiggins went to an area controlled by a rival gang is accused of murdering a Jersey City resident.

Wiggins faces a potential mandatory life sentence for the murder in aid of racketeering count. The count of causing death through use of a firearm carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. The count of discharging a firearm during an act of violence carries a potential mandatory consecutive sentence of 10 years in prison.