A Kearny man has been charged with desecrating/disturbing human remains as part of an investigation into a man found dead with stab wounds, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Elliot Barton, 39, of Kearny, is charged with one count of desecrating/disturbing human remains, a second-degree crime, Suarez said in a statement.
He was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office yesterday and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance.
Tuesday at approximately 5:45 a.m., the Kearny Police Department received a 911 call regarding an individual lying on the ground in the area of Belgrove Drive and Afton Street.
Responding officers located a man, later identified as Corey McFadden, 34, with multiple apparent stab wounds to the lower body.
He was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:20 a.m. and the cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. Additional charges and/or arrests may be expected.
The HCPO Homicide Unit and the Kearny Police Department are actively investigating this case.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the HCPO at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at: https://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/.
All information will be kept confidential.
