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Charges in Double Murder in New Jersey Motel Room

A suspect charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two men in a New Jersey motel room last year has been arrested in Maryland.

Prosecutors said Tuesday that 22-year-old Tywan Dixon was arrested at an apartment complex in Glen Burnie, Maryland last month. He is jailed in New Jersey on $750,000 bail on charges including murder and conspiracy.

It wasn't immediately known if Dixon has an attorney.

Police in Absecon, New Jersey say they found 22-year-old Diante Owen and 22-year-old Gerald Alvarez dead at a Red Roof Inn in March 2015.

Prosecutors said the killings were the result of a drug deal, and that both sides fired guns.

Two other suspects charged with murder are in custody. A fourth remained at large Wednesday.

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