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At 2 p.m. on July 6, 2023, police responded to the Plainfield train station and found Juquin Smith, 45, suffering from stab wounds, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney said. Smith was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
Aswad Spruiel was arrested in Northumberland County, PA., by US Marshals, authorities said. He is in custody in Northumberland County Prison as he awaits extradition, authorities said. He faces charges of first degree murder and multiple weapons offenses.
Records show Spuriel was jailed in Essex County from January 2021 to July 2021. It was not immediately clear what he had been charged with. Daily Voice has reached out to the UCPO for details.
Smith, affectionately known as "Tarrie," was "good at building with his hands, had a funny sense of humor and liked to keep his body fit and healthy," hist obituary on the Judkins Colonial Home site said. "Tarrie was a person filled with lots of personality from the day he was born, living up to the nickname 'Sunshine' his mom gave to him as a boy."
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with further information about Spruiel is urged to contact the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force Sergeant Keyla Live at 908-370-6793 or Detective Nora Berrio at 908-370-3016.
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