A man from New York City who reportedly plotted to kill a man in Wilkes-Barre in revenge for a shooting a few years ago is now in police custody.
Gregory Thomas Warren, 38, of Bronx, was taken to the Eric M. Taylor Center at Rikers Island, NYC, earlier Tuesday on an out-of-state warrant.
Warren is charged with two counts of planning to commit criminal homicide as he allegedly conspired with Gregory Duclaire, 39, to murder Elijah Jones, 26, of South Grant Street, Wilkes-Barre, in retaliation for a shooting at a business on South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, according to court records.
An arrest warrant was issued for Warren on Jan. 18 by District Judge Donald Whittaker of Nanticoke. How Warren was captured is not immediately clear.
Duclaire was charged on Tuesday by District Judge Alexandra Kokura Kravitz of Pittston with planning to commit criminal homicide.
The murder plot was stopped when Duclaire was arrested for state parole violations by the Fugitive Apprehension Search Team with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Plymouth police, Wilkes-Barre police and the U.S. Marshals in January.
According to court records, Warren owned a business on South Main Street that Jones allegedly shot up about two years ago. The business is not named in court records or search warrant affidavits, which were obtained by The Times Leader when unsealed March 27.
An initial offer of $10,000 was made to kill Jones but the price was reduced to $5,000, according to court records.
While discussing the murder plot inside a Plymouth residence, court records state that Warren arrived with a 9mm handgun intended for killing Jones. The handgun was given to an uncharged conspirator at a gasoline service station on East Main Street, Plymouth.
Court records indicate that Warren talked about “bringing in a guy” from New York and surveilling Jones. An alleged hit man was transported and shown where Jones lives, and there was a change of vehicles to avoid detection, according to court records.
Warren is set to appear in Bronx Supreme Criminal Court on Thursday, based on online records.
