For Immediate Release:
Aug 1, 2022

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of DYLAN E. RODRIGUEZ (DOB: 4/5/2001; single; construction worker) of 31 74th Street, North Bergen, NJ on charges of felony murder, hindering apprehension, possession of weapon for unlawful purpose, and conspiracy to commit, perjury, and tampering with evidence. The arrest is the result of an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love, which is a continuing investigation of the murder of David Duque-Soto which occurred in Fairview on June 29, 2019.

The perjury charges are based on the March 2, 2022 testimony of DYLAN RODRIGUEZ at the trial of Lexie Burke in Bergen County Superior Court for the murder of David Duque-Soto. DYLAN RODRIGUEZ, who was sworn to testify truthfully under oath, perjured himself, specifically by providing false information during the trial, including about his role in the murder of Duque-Soto. An investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit revealed that DYLAN RODRIGUEZ provided a handgun that was utilized during the murder of David Duque-Soto on 6/29/2019, contrary to RODRIGUEZ’s sworn testimony.

On Monday, July 24, 2022, DYLAN RODRIGUEZ was arrested and charged with first-degree felony murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(3); first-degree accomplice liability to commit armed robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C: 2-6/2C:15-1; second-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4a; second-degree conspiracy to commit armed robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C: 5-2/15-1; third-degree perjury, N.J.S.A. 2C:28-1a; third-degree hindering apprehension, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3b(4); and fourth-degree tampering with evidence, N.J.S.A. 2C:28-6(1). He was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending his first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, NJ.

Prosecutor Musella states that the charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.