Joseph Warren Suydam, 25, of Allentown was taken into custody Jan. 9 on a Lehigh County parole violation and a felony counterfeit currency charge, the outlet reports citing county prosecutors.
Suydam is accused of killing Jermel Johnson, of Northampton, during a marijuana deal at the intersection of 9th and Gordon Streets around 1 p.m.
Johnson, 25, was subsequently pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.
Suydam is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania and has been charged with first-degree felonies of homicide and person not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, the report says.
Click here for more from LehighValleyLive.
Click here to follow Daily Voice North Hunterdon and receive free news updates.