Stapleton resident's killer arrested in North Carolina

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- The 37-year-old fugitive arrested in North Carolina Tuesday was wanted in connection with the murder of another Stapleton resident in Albany on Halloween, according to a published report.
James P. Cureton -- a former Islander who public records indicate is now a resident of the Bronx -- was nabbed in a Wilmington apartment complex by U.S. Marshals, who were working in conjunction with local police after receiving a tip regarding his whereabouts.
Raymond Brooks, of the 100 block of Gordon Street, was discovered shot to death just doors away from the Executive Mansion -- which is located at 138 Eagle St. -- at 3:15 p.m., about the same time Gov. David Paterson and his wife, Michelle Paige Paterson, were handing out candy to neighborhood children. Brooks had been staying with a female acquaintance, the Albany Times Union reported.
Another man, Norbert Grigger, was arraigned in Albany County Court on a second-degree murder charge Tuesday, also in connection with Brooks' killing, the paper reported.
Cureton is being held in a North Carolina jail. He will be sent to Albany to faces charges, but the timing of that is unclear.