Murder charges filed in 2012 robbery

Police arrested a Germantown for murder after the man he allegedly shot two years ago during a robbery died earlier this month.

Police picked up Elijah Peterson, 20, of Seymour Street near Wayne Avenue, yesterday for the Oct. 2 death of Errol George O'Meally, 55, of Gloucester City, N.J., said Officer Christine O'Brien, a police spokeswoman. O'Meally was shot during a robbery on Dec. 2, 2012, and had been living in a rehabilitation center since then, O'Brien said.

Court records show Peterson pled guilty to aggravated assault and conspiracy for that incident in January, but hadn't been sentenced yet. Sentencing was scheduled for Dec. 19. The timing of his murder arrest was poignant: O'Meally's loved ones are gathering today for his funeral.