Story by Ethan
On August 30th, 2024, charges against Daniel Adedrian, age 18, were announced by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Daniel Plumacker of the Sayreville Police Department. Daniel Adedrian was charged with first-degree Murder, second-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and second-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.
According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, on August 20th, 2024, a 911 call reported a shooting around the area of Swider Drive at approximately 9:49 p.m.. Responding officers found 22-year old Jeremiah Brown, and pronounced him deceased on the scene from a fatal gunshot wound. The shooting prompted an investigation to be launched by Detective Michael Pirigyi of the Sayreville Police Department and Detective Michelle Coppola of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Allegedly, Daniel Adedrian was identified as the assailant who shot Jeremiah Brown. The detectives determined that the shooting was not a random act of violence, and that Daniel Adedrian and Jeremiah Brown knew each other prior to the incident. Daniel Adedrian was then arrested without incident on August 28th, 2024.
The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office stated that the charges against Daniel Adedrian are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
