The man accused of fatally stabbing 43-year-old Edward Nock at a city housing complex in 2015 is now facing 30 years to life in prison as a convicted felon.
Edward Kevin Nock (contributed photo)
Isaac Grey, 35, of Trenton, has been found guilty of murder, tampering with a witness, bribery and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose for allegedly killing Nock at the Donnelly Homes on June 30, 2015, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.
Handing down its swift verdict on Wednesday, the trial jury actually acquitted Grey of unlawful possession of a weapon. The alleged killer, however, still faces decades behind bars on the murder conviction alone, authorities said.
Mercer County Assistant Prosecutor Stacey Geurds prosecuted the case against Grey, who allegedly attacked Nock at a Donnelly Homes apartment off Beakes Street.
When police were dispatched to that apartment on the night of the murder, they found Nock lying on the floor suffering from a stab wound to the abdomen. Medics rushed Nock to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The killer fled from the murder scene, but authorities tracked down Grey and arrested him for the crime in Philadelphia two days after the homicide.
In a statement Wednesday, Geurds and Assistant Prosecutor Jennifer Eugene expressed satisfaction with the verdict, saying they are “so very pleased that they could help get the victim’s family justice,” the prosecutor’s office said.
Grey will be sentenced in the near future before Superior Court Judge Robert Billmeier.