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On Monday, Demond Gray, 43, of New Brunswick and Katura Williams, 40, of Sayreville both were charged with first-degree murder committed during the course of a robbery, first-degree robbery, and second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Joseph Battaglia of the North Brunswick Township Police Department.
On March 21, Gray had been charged with murder and Williams was charged with obstruction and hindering Gray’s apprehension. However, an ongoing investigation by Detective Keri Shutz of the North Brunswick Police Department and Detective Mark Morris of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office led to additional criminal complaints on Monday.
At about noon on March 20, police officers from North Brunswick responded to the Farrington Inn after an emergency call about an unresponsive man.
Police found Abdul Conteh, 60, of Somerset who showed signs of physical injury, authorities said Conteh was later pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation revealed Gray had assaulted and killed Conteh in the hotel room during the course of a strong- arm robbery undertaken with Williams, according to Ciccone and Battaglia.
Gray and Williams were being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center pending a pre-trial detention hearing in Superior Court.
The investigation is active and continuing.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Shutz at 732-634-7700 or Detective Morris at 732-745-3927.
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