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Montclair Lawyer James Ray III Convicted Of Murder
A 60-year-old Montclair lawyer has been convicted of murder in the 2018 death of the mother of his 6-year-old daughter, authorities announced.
James R. Ray III was found guilty of first-degree murder and weapons offenses following a six-week trial before Superior Court Judge Verna G. Leath, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said Friday, May 12.
The murder occurred nearly five years ago in the house the couple shared with their daughter on North Mountain Avenue in Montclair, when Ray shot Angela Bledsoe, 44, in the chest, face, and back, after she dropped the girl …
