A North Jersey man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for fatally shooting his stepfather, authorities announced Tuesday.
Tyrone Cradle, a 29-year-old Newark resident, was convicted in the case earlier this year. Under New Jersey law, he will serve at least 51 years behind bars.
Cradle’s stepfather, 48-year-old Rasool Crews, was killed in the May 19, 2023, shooting outside Crews’ home in Newark, according to authorities.
Cradle opened fire on Crews and Crews’ daughter when they exited their vehicle after returning home, cops said. The shooting was captured on surveillance video, which showed Cradle stepping out from the side of the home moments before bullets started flying.
He fled the scene immediately afterward but was captured four days later.
Two days before the shooting, Crews kicked Cradle out of his home, where Cradle had been staying, investigators said.
“This was a cold and calculated murder,” Essex County Assistant Prosecutor Daniel Nicholas, who tried the case, said after Cradle was convicted in August. “We are grateful to the jury for their verdict and hope that Mr. Crews’ family and loved ones can move forward knowing that justice was served.”
A man matching Cradle’s name, age and hometown was also named as a member of the Grape Street Crips gang in a 2022 federal indictment. Cradle was charged with distributing fentanyl and cocaine and pleaded guilty in the case, feds said.
