North Bergen Man Gets 30 Years For 2019 Fairview Armed Robbery & Felony Murder

David Martinez of North Bergen has been sentenced to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison for his involvement in a 2019 armed robbery and felony murder.  According to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, Martinez was convicted of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed robbery, felony murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in connection with the death of David Duque Soto in June 2019.

                                                                                                                          Musella says on June 29, 2019, Martinez and four co-conspirators planned to commit an armed robbery against Soto. At approximately 6:40 pm, three of the co-conspirators entered Soto’s apartment in Fairview while Martinez waited in a get-a-way car.  Soto was shot twice during the armed robbery and died of his injuries.