Ahighah Broomes, 21, of Orange, has been charged with the fatal stabbing Akirah M. Townes, 20, or Orange, in Montclair.
The 20-year old Kean student was found stabbed to death in Montclair on Friday. The homicide is being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and Montclair Police.
The victim was stabbed outside a home on Hartley Street this morning, Friday, at about 6 a.m.
"It appears that the victim and suspect were in a relationship at some point in the past," noted Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino and Montclair Police Chief Todd Confort. "As detectives were searching for Broomes, he turned himself in at the Orange Police Headquarters."
This investigation is ongoing by authorities - updates to follow.
