Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr., announced that on December 3, 2024, Maurice Cole, 36, and Jerron Evans, 41, both of Lakewood, were charged with Murder in connection with the death of Rondell Proctor, which occurred on May 27, 2010, in Toms River.
On May 27, 2010 at approximately 12:45a.m., Officers from the Toms River Township Police Department responded to the Winteringham Village Apartments located at Route 166 in Toms River for a report of a shooting. Responding Officers discovered Rondell Proctor, 22, of Arkansas, with several gunshot wounds to the torso as well as a gunshot wound to the face. Mr. Proctor was transported to Community Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.
A subsequent investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Toms River Township Police Department went cold for several years. Continuing investigation and testing of evidential items unavailable at the time of the original investigation resulted in the filing of these charges against Cole and Evans.
On December 3, 2024, Cole and Evans were taken into custody without incident by Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Toms River Township Police Department, Lakewood Township Police Department, and Ocean County Regional SWAT Team. They were transported to the Ocean County Jail, where they are presently lodged pending a detention hearing.
First Assistant Prosecutor Nolan acknowledges the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs/Intelligence/Homeland Security Squad, Toms River Township Police Department, Lakewood Township Police Department, Brick Township Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Osceola County (Florida) Sheriff’s Department, and Kissimmee (Florida) Police Department, for their very thorough, combined and collective assistance in connection with this investigation.
The charges referenced above are merely accusations and the press and public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
R.P.C. 3.6(b)(6).