(PRESS RELEASE, Feb 16, 2022)
PERTH AMBOY – Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Chief Lawrence Cattano of the Perth Amboy Police Department announced today that a township man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Jonathan Molina, 22, of Perth Amboy.

On February 15, 2022, Christopher Hernandez Velasquez, 21, of Perth Amboy was arrested and charged with one count of first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, third degree hindering the apprehension of himself along with various other charges.

Christopher Hernandez Velasquez presently is lodged at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center pending a pre-trial detention hearing in Superior Court. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Frank Cristiano of the Perth Amboy Police Department at (732)324-3800 or Detective Paul Kelley of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3330.

As is the case with all criminal defendants, the charges against Christopher Hernandez Velasquez are merely accusations and they are presumed innocent until proven guilty.