Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of 26-year-old DENZIL BAILEY, 31-year-old IQUWANN QUICK, 34-year-old DWIGHT STEPHENSON, and 27-year-old OSARUMWENSE UZAMERE, all of Queens, NY, on various charges related to an armed robbery and shooting incident. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Englewood Police Department under the direction of Chief Thomas Greeley.
On Thursday, August 1, 2024, the Englewood Police Department responded to a shooting on Grand Avenue in Englewood, NJ. Upon arrival, responding officers located a 25-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound to his back, and determined that the suspects fled the scene. The victim was immediately transported to Hackensack University Medical Center in serious condition and survived. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit was notified, responded, and initiated a joint investigation with the Englewood Police Department.
During the investigation, detectives learned that the victim was approached by a group of unknown individuals, some of whom were disguised in masks and brandishing firearms, in a parking garage on Grand Avenue. The victim attempted to run to safety, but one of the suspects opened fire with an AK-47 assault rifle, striking the victim in the back. The assailants robbed the victim of his belongings and fled. Ultimately, detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Englewood Police Department identified DENZIL BAILEY, IQUWANN QUICK, DWIGHT STEPHENSON, and OSARUMWENSE UZAMERE as the suspects who participated in the shooting and robbery of the victim.
As a result of the investigation, on Thursday, January 16, 2025, with the assistance of the New Jersey State Police, DENZIL BAILEY was located and arrested in Galloway Township and charged with first-degree attempted murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1/2C:11-3a(1); first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2a(1)/2C:11-3a(1); first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1a(1); first-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2a(1)/2C:15-1a(1); second-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4a(1); second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (assault rifle), N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(f); and second-degree certain persons not to have weapons, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-7(b). BAILEY was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending his first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, NJ.
On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) Safe Streets Task Force and the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Englewood Police Department located and arrested IQUWANN QUICK, DWIGHT STEPHENSON, and OSARUMWENSE UZAMERE, in New York City, NY. Each suspect was charged with first-degree attempted murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1/2C:11-3a(1); first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2a(1)/2C:11-3a(1); first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1a(1); first-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2a(1)/2C:15-1a(1); second-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4a(1); second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (assault rifle), N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(f); and second-degree certain persons not to have weapons, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-7(b). IQUWANN QUICK, DWIGHT STEPHENSON, and OSARUMWENSE UZAMERE remained in police custody in New York City, pending extradition to Bergen County, NJ.
Prosecutor Musella states that the charges are merely accusations, and that the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Prosecutor Musella thanks the Englewood Police Department and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this investigation, as well as the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, New Jersey State Police, and NYPD for their assistance with the apprehension of the defendants.
