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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A suspect in the 2013 murder of a Wilkes-Barre disc jockey has been extradited from New York after a nearly five-month wait.</p><p>Roberto &#8220;Ruthless&#8221; Battle, 28, was <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/659971/u-s-marshals-arrest-man-suspected-in-shooting-of-local-dj" target="_blank">charged in May</a> with first-degree murder and first-degree conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Michael Onley, 34, of Wilkes-Barre, who was known professionally as DJ Mo.</p><p>Battle was arraigned by District Magistrate Rick Cronauer on Tuesday. Cronauer tentatively set Battle&#8217;s preliminary hearing for Oct. 20, but prosecutors acknowledged the hearing was likely to be continued until sometime in November.</p><p>Battle was denied bail, as is customary for homicide suspects.</p><p>He was remanded to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.</p><p>Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis said an official statement from the prosecution would come after Battle&#8217;s hearing.</p><p>Police say Battle, along with David &#8220;D-Rock&#8221; Nealy, 36, killed Onley in a drive-by shooting near Outsiders Bar, 650 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>The shooting came after an argument broke out between two patrons at the bar on Oct. 13, 2013, authorities say.</p><p>Witnesses say one of the patrons, later identified as Battle, exited the bar and sat on the hood of a silver Mercedes-Benz in the bar&#8217;s parking lot.</p><p>Another male, later identified as Nealy, exited the bar and got in the driver&#8217;s seat of the Mercedes. Battle got in the passenger side and they both left.</p><p>A witness reported gunfire was heard coming from a passing car at around 12:15 a.m. &#8212; the same vehicle allegedly occupied by Nealy and Battle. The witness also reported seeing a muzzle flash from inside the Mercedes-Benz and saw an arm extending from the window.</p><p>Battle allegedly bragged to another witness of having &#8220;shot up the place&#8221; when he was made aware of Onley having been shot.</p><p>The Wilkes-Barre Police Department obtained a warrant for Battle&#8217;s arrest May 17 of this year, and he was apprehended without incident May 23 in New York City by the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force.</p><p>Nealy was also arrested in May. He had been incarcerated at the Frackville state prison in Schuylkill County for an unrelated drug case.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Nealy </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_TLK596-3.jpg</photo0><caption0>Nealy </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_Onleytoned-4.jpg">
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<div class="neCaption">Homicide suspect Roberto &#8216;Ruthless&#8217; Battle is led out of District Magistrate Rick Cronauer&#8217;s office in Wilkes-Barre after his preliminary arraignment Tuesday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_Battle-4.jpg</photo2><caption2>Homicide suspect Roberto &#8216;Ruthless&#8217; Battle is led out of District Magistrate Rick Cronauer&#8217;s office in Wilkes-Barre after his preliminary arraignment Tuesday. </caption2><photoCredit2>Patrick Kernan | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Man charged in disc jockey’s murder extradited to Wilkes-Barre from New York