Posted on 08/28/2023 7:05:43 PM PDT by Libloather
A man accused of fatally shooting a New Jersey councilwoman was pictured yawning as he pled not guilty to the brutal murder on Monday.
Rashid Ali Bynum, 29, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Eunice Dwumfour, 30, who was gunned down in her car outside her Sayreville home in February.
Images obtained by DailyMail.com show a careless Bynum at the Middlesex County Courthouse making faces as the charges against him are read.
Wearing all green, he appeared to smirk as he peered behind his hair every time the gun used in the killing was mentioned.
Dwumfour's relatives were seen crying in court, and her mother Mary was arrested after throwing a water bottle at the suspect. She faces a a disorderly persons offense.
Bynum was arrested in Virginia in May after police tracked him down with phone records, which showed his ties to the Newark Chapter of Nigerian-based Champions Royal Assembly Church, where Dwumfour worked.
Prosecutors say Dwumfour knew Bynum from her time as a pastor at the church.
They say cell phone records show he traveled from Virginia to New Jersey and then back to Virginia when the murder happened. Bynum's rental car, which he paid for in cash, was also tracked through its E-ZPass.
Moreover, investigators claim they matched the weapon used in the murder to one found in the suspect's apartment.
It was revealed on Monday that at one point Bynum lived with Dwumfour and her daughter. However, he was sent back to Virginia after the church decided he was not following their beliefs.
Bynum will remain jailed until his next court appearance on October 30.
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I won’t be shocked if her sentence is more severe than his.
Aunt Edna has a better stash that this feminine human.
are yarn braids really a thing???
I’m still curious as to why all inmates are not required to have shaved heads and faces.
It’s a health thing you know, typhus, trench fever, relapsing fever; all caused by body lice, which are well concealed by all that ratty hair and beards.
Nobody really knows what these inmates bring in with themselves.
100%
From another thread:
...Dwumfour was elected to the Borough of Sayreville City Council in an upset victory over her Democratic opponent in 2021. She was also a business analyst and part-time EMT and was heavily involved in her church.
The Republican councilwoman was the oldest of five children born to a Ghanaian family. In December, Dwumfour celebrated getting married to a Nigerian pastor. She was also the mother of an 11-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.....
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