NJ State police arrest 2 wanted in 2018 Alabama double murder

New Jersey State Police have arrested two men wanted for allegedly committing a 2018 double murder in Alabama.

News 12 Staff

Oct 7, 2019, 9:06 PM

Updated 1,667 days ago

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New Jersey State Police have arrested two men wanted for allegedly committing a 2018 double murder in Alabama.
Michael Council, of Maple Shade, and Lazaro Moran, of Lindenwold, are facing capital murder charges for a May 1, 2018 killing in Fayette County, Alabama. The capital charges were filed on July 16 of this year and the Alabama State Police reached out to the New Jersey State Police for help finding Council and Moran, according to officials.
Council was arrested at a home in Blackwood on July 23.
Moran was arrested at a home in Pennsauken Oct. 4.
Both men were also charged with being fugitives of justice. They are being held at the Camden County Jail pending extradition back to Alabama.
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