Authorities capture lawyer accused of killing girlfriend

MONTCLAIR, N.J. >> A lawyer sought in the shooting death of his girlfriend inside their northern New Jersey home last month has been captured in Cuba.

James Ray III was flown back to the United States on Tuesday. He’s being held in the Essex County Jail.

The 55-year-old Montclair man faces murder and weapons charges in the death of 44-year-old Angela Bledsoe. She was found Oct. 23 inside the home where they lived with their young child.

Authorities say police making a wellness check found Bledsoe suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ray wasn’t at the home when police arrived. Authorities said Wednesday he initially went to Mexico after the shooting and then flew to Cuba, where he was detained upon arrival.

The child wasn’t injured.