An Edison man was sentenced for the murder of a 23-year-old New Brunswick man who he fatally shot in the city two years ago.
Christopher “C-Dub” Thompson, 29, of Edison, was sentenced by Judge Thomas J. Buck to 30 years in prison for the murder of Larenz O’Garro in October 2018.
Thompson was sentenced to an additional eight years in prison for the attempted murder of another man, according to information provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone on Jan. 14.
This term is subject to the No Early Release Act, meaning he must serve 85% before being eligible for parole, according to the statement.
Thomson was also sentenced for his unlawful possession of a handgun, and the hindering of his own apprehension for fleeing to Georgia after the murder, according to the statement. Those sentences are to run concurrent to the murder and attempted murder.
He was also convicted of possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose.
Thompson was also separately sentenced to 10 years in prison for being a certain person not to be in possession of a handgun due to a prior conviction with a five-year period of parole ineligibility, according to the statement.
In total, Thompson will have to serve 41 years and eight months of his 48-year sentence before he is eligible for parole.
At trial, Executive First Assistant Prosecutor Bina Desai and Assistant Prosecutor Deanna Himelson presented evidence and testimony establishing that, on Oct. 26, 2018, Thompson fatally shot O’Garro shortly after an altercation involving the second victim and codefendant Eric “E-Z” Inman who was ultimately sentenced to three years in prison, according to the statement.
Thompson fled after the shooting, leading to an extensive search which included the coordinated efforts of the U.S. Marshals Service, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, and the New Brunswick Police Department.
On Nov. 15, 2018, members of the U.S Marshals Service apprehended Thompson in Lithonia, Georgia.
Thompson and Inman were charged after an investigation by Detective Kenneth Abode of the New Brunswick Police Department and Sgt. David Abromaitis of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Agent Jennifer Morelli and Victim Witness Counselor Marlene Valdez were also vital to the prosecution, according to the statement.