1FREEHOLD, NJ – Authorities have announced the arrest of a second man in connection with the June killing of a Howell Township resident found shot to death in a parked vehicle.

Prosecutors say 47-year-old Salvador J. Cabellos Diaz of Jackson Township has been charged with first-degree murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. The charges stem from the June 5 discovery of 36-year-old Rolando Acte Mejia, who was found dead from two gunshot wounds inside a vehicle on White Street.

Investigators from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and Howell Township Police determined the shooting was an isolated incident.

Another suspect, 33-year-old Juan Jesus Mejia Yanza of Howell, was arrested on June 13 and remain

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