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The scene at the 1000 block of Edgewood Avenue, where Keisha Alexander was killed in her apartment Saturday morning. (Trentonian Photo/SCOTT KETTERER)
A city man has been charged in connection with the murder of Keisha Alexander, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said on Sunday.
According to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office, 20-year-old Jorge L. Rodriguez of Trenton was arrested on Saturday and later charged in connection with Alexander's death.
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Keisha Alexander
DeBlasio told The Trentonian that Rodriguez was slapped with murder, burglary and weapons charges.
DeBlasio said that the incident that led to Alexander's death started as a burglary.
Prosecutors believe Rodriguez stabbed Alexander to death with a knife in her apartment.
Rodriguez is currently being held on $500,000 cash bail.
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