NEWARK — A woman in county jail on accusations that she killed a girlfriend she was once arrested with has died, officials confirmed. Turqoise Williams, 30, a Newark woman arrested on murder, witness tampering, weapons, and other charges on May 5, died while in the Essex County Correctional Facility on Oct. 22, a spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed. The cause and manner of her death are pending the results of a medical examiner’s report, Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly said Wednesday. Authorities confirmed Williams was arrested in the April 28 killing of Virdea Beard, who was shot multiple times while standing on the porch of a residence on the 200 block of North 9th Street in Newark. Read more of this articleSource: NJ.com(Visited 6 times, 6 visits today)Commentscomments

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