Suspect in New Jersey pastor’s slaying to stay held Virginia till listening to

PHILADELPHIA — A church affiliate charged with gunning down a New Jersey pastor will stay in custody in Virginia till a June 29 extradition listening to after a listening to Friday was postponed, courtroom data present.

Rashid Ali Bynum, 29, of Portsmouth, Virginia, had beforehand lived in Sayreville, the place sufferer Eunice Dwumfour lived along with her 11-year-old daughter and served on the City Council.

Dwumfour, 30, had gotten married simply months earlier than she was gunned down exterior her rented townhome on Feb. 1 as she returned from the grocery retailer. She married a fellow pastor from her Nigerian church, Champions Royal Assembly, at its Abuja headquarters in November, however her husband had not but joined her within the U.S.

Bynum was listed in Dwumfour’s telephone beneath the acronym “FCF,” or Fire Congress Fellowship, a associated church entity. She was deeply concerned with the prosperity gospel group, serving to lead companies a number of occasions every week in Newark and serving as a church treasurer.

However, the extent of Bynum’s involvement with the church remained unclear Friday. He has an extended report of arrests in Virginia on fees that embody gun possession, bank card fraud and a string of driving violations.

A public defender named to signify him within the extradition case didn’t instantly return a name in search of touch upon Friday.

While the arrest raised extra questions than solutions for Dwumfour’s household in Newark – their lawyer stated they have no idea the suspect – some in Sayreville expressed reduction.

“There was an air of unease, having not had any idea of the circumstances of the crime and the perpetrator,” stated Karen Bailey Bebert, an area Republican chief who helped Dwumfour and church colleague Christian Onuoha run for council in 2021. Both gained, and Onuoha is now council president.

“We’re overwhelmed with emotion and elated,” she stated. “It went on a long time, but they (investigators) had to do their job.”

In asserting the arrest Wednesday, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone launched few particulars in regards to the case, however stated police had used cellphone and car transponder information to recreate Bynum’s travels on Feb. 1 and tie him to the crime.

He additionally matched the outline of the gunman given by neighbors in Sayreville, she stated.