Jersey City Man Charged With May, 2022 Murder Apprehended in Pennsylvania

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has announced the arrest of a Jersey City man in Pennsylvania in connection with the murder of a Jersey City man a little over four months ago.

On Saturday, October 1, 2022, a Jersey City man was arrested by members of the Allentown Police Department as a fugitive from justice for his involvement in the May 29, 2022 death of Jawon Purcell in Jersey City.

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33-year old Sean Williams of Jersey City has been charged with murder, a first-degree crime; unlawful possession of a weapon, a fourth-degree crime; and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, a third-degree crime.

Williams was arrested without incident at approximately 3:30 p.m. on West Emmaus Avenue in Allentown, Pennsylvania.  He will be held in Pennsylvania on additional charges pending an extradition hearing to New Jersey.

Prosecutor Suarez says on May 29, 2022, at approximately 1:53 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department received a 9-1- 1 call reporting a fight on Bostwick Avenue.  Responding officers found an unresponsive man – later identified as 28-year old Jawon Purcell of Jersey City – with multiple apparent stab wounds in the area of 112 Bostwick Avenue.  He was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 2:03 p.m.

The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be sharp force wounds and the manner of death to be homicide.  Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department for the investigation and the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Allentown Police Department for the arrest.

The above charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.