4 More Arrested In Death Of Fort Lee Man Found In Trunk Of Car In The Bronx

FORT LEE, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Authorities have arrested four more suspects they say are connected to the kidnapping and death of a New Jersey man whose body was found in the trunk of a car in New York last month . Robert Martinez, 26, of Massachusetts, faces murder charges in the death of 24-year-old Jordan Johnson of Fort Lee , Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli told The Record. Courtney Evelyn, 30, Dyrol Evelyn, 25, and Diana Escotto, 24, all of the Bronx, face charges of hindering apprehension, Molinelli said. It wasn’t clear if they had attorneys. Andre Jamal Thompson, 25, was arrested last week in a Maryland hotel room and charged with murder. Thompson and Martinez allegedly lured Johnson to an apartment he sometimes used in Fort Lee, Molinelli said. Johnson was attacked there and eventually killed. Johnson was reported missing by his live-in girlfriend on Jan. 14 after she came home and found their apartment ransacked. A large amount of jewelry and cash were missing. Johnson’s body was found the next day in the trunk of his car in the Bronx. (TM and