Joeryan Foreman, 23, has until April 25 to accept a plea deal that could put him in prison for two decade.
TRENTON - A Trenton man accused of helping cover up a murder by lighting the victim's body on fire, has one month to accept a plea deal that would see him spend just a little over 21 years in jail, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.
Joeryan Foreman, 23, accused in the 2014 killing of Chevin Burgess. Joeryan Foreman, 23 has until April 25 to plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter in exchange for a 25-year prison sentence, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday. He would have to spend a minimum of 21 years and three months in prison before he would be eligible for parole.
It's been over a year since Foreman was indicted on charges of murder, arson, robbery and weapons offenses in November of 2014. He is accused of helping Calier Samad, of Trenton, dispose of a body after a murder in January of 2014.
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Prosecutors have said Samad shot 22-year-old Trenton man Chevin Burgess to death during a robbery two years ago. Samad and Foreman then drove the victim's body to buy gasoline. They went on to Hart Avenue where they parked and Foreman lit the car - with Burgess's body inside - on fire, prosecutors have said.
Foreman admitted to the robbery and killing in April of the same year, according to prosecutors.
He was originally offered the plea deal nearly a year ago but has not yet accepted it. A superior court judge assigned the cut off date as April 25 at a status conference Wednesday.
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