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Two Men Charged With Attempted Murder In Allentown Shooting: DA Two Men Charged With Attempted Murder In Allentown Shooting: DA
Two Men Charged With Attempted Murder In Allentown Shooting: DA Two men have been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a man in Allentown, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca announced on Thursday, Nov. 28. Christopher Joel Colon, 32, and John Brace, 32, both of Allentown, are accused of shooting Jorge Alicea Jr. multiple times around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, on the 400 block of North Jordan Street, according to authorities. Alicea Jr. was found with multiple gunshot wounds and rushed into surgery by Allentown EMS, police said. Video evidence showed Alicea walking across a porch to a doub…
Duo Indicted For Murder In Neptune Man's 2022 Killing, Prosecutors Say Duo Indicted For Murder In Neptune Man's 2022 Killing, Prosecutors Say
Duo Indicted For Murder In Neptune Man's 2022 Killing, Prosecutors Say Two men were facing murder charges in connection with the deadly shooting of a Neptune Township man more than two and a half years ago, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Kedrick Chatmon of Keansburg and Lamare Walker of Barnegat were indicted for first-degree murder and first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Monday, Nov. 25. Chatmon also faced several weapons-related charges. The men were charged in the killing of 39-year-old Marques Mills. Neptune police responded to the scene …
Monroe Twp. Nurse Who Survived Ex-Fiancé's Acid Attack Plot Tries To 'Regain My Strength' Monroe Twp. Nurse Who Survived Ex-Fiancé's Acid Attack Plot Tries To 'Regain My Strength'
Monroe Twp. Nurse Who Survived Ex-Fiancé's Acid Attack Plot Tries To 'Regain My Strength' A Monroe Township woman shared her journey of recovery after surviving a horrifying acid attack orchestrated by her ex-fiancé, according to a fundraising campaign. The woman named Diane M. created a GoFundMe page to raise money for her medical bills. The critical care nurse of more than 17 years said her ex hired a woman to kill her because of her "disobedience," leading to the assault outside her home on Friday, July 26. Returning from a night shift, Diane said she was attacked as she got out of her car. A woman climbed into the car and poured sulfuric acid onto her. Diane …
Germantown Woman Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say Germantown Woman Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say
Germantown Woman Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say Two are facing serious charges after a woman tried to enlist a former family member to help her kill her ex-boyfriend, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Germantown resident Adelaida Consuelo Zacarias Chacon, 53, and 40-year-old Philadelphia resident Reyna Gomez Lopez have both been charged with conspiring to commit murder for an alleged murder-for-hire plot. According to police, in June, detectives were contacted by a case worker at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Family Justice Center after being tipped off that Zacarias Chacon had attempted to …
Mastic Beach 19-Year-Old Who Fatally Shot Man Outside Nightclub Gets Decades In Prison Mastic Beach 19-Year-Old Who Fatally Shot Man Outside Nightclub Gets Decades In Prison
Mastic Beach 19-Year-Old Who Fatally Shot Man Outside Nightclub Gets Decades In Prison A 19-year-old gang member who confessed to fatally shooting a man and injuring two others outside a Long Island nightclub will spend decades behind bars. David Trent, of Mastic Beach, was sentenced to 28 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 30. It followed his guilty plea to manslaughter and related charges in the death of Jorge Mauricio Sevilla Berrera. Earlier Report: 19-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Man Outside Farmingville Nightclub Prosecutors said Trent – a member of the criminal street organization, “No Fake Love,” or “NFL” – was with several other g…
Gruesome Indictment Details Killing, Dismemberment Of Toms River Victim Gruesome Indictment Details Killing, Dismemberment Of Toms River Victim
Gruesome Indictment Details Killing, Dismemberment Of Toms River Victim Four people from Ocean County were indicted for dismembering the body of a Toms River killed in his home, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 29-year-old Elizabeth Mascarelli of Seaside Heights on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehension, desecration of human remains, and eight weapons charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat; Jared Krysiak, 34, of Brick Township; and Jarred Palumbo, 36, of Manchester, were also indicted for hindering apprehension an…
Vineland Man Convicted For Deadly 2020 Shooting Of Bridgeton Man In Millville: Prosecutors Vineland Man Convicted For Deadly 2020 Shooting Of Bridgeton Man In Millville: Prosecutors
Vineland Man Convicted For Deadly 2020 Shooting Of Bridgeton Man In Millville: Prosecutors A Vineland man was found guilty of killing a Bridgeton man who died more than a year after he was shot, authorities said. Marese Washington Jr., 31, was convicted on Wednesday, Oct. 23, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a news release. A jury found him guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, and second-degree aggravated assault. State police responded to a car crash report at milepost 28.2 on Route 55 North in Millville on July 24, 2020. Troopers saw 26-year-old Kesean Bey shot in the head in the driver's …
Sword-Wielding Drug Dealer Convicted PA Murder: DA Sword-Wielding Drug Dealer Convicted PA Murder: DA
Sword-Wielding Drug Dealer Convicted PA Murder: DA A convicted drug dealer is back behind bars again, this time for murdering a man with a sword, the Berks County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 10. William Smoot, 50, Exeter Township, was convicted of First-Degree Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder for stabbing DelCollo multiple times with a sword on Thursday, Oct. 10, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Smoot has been held in the Berks County Prison while awaiting sentencing, the district attorney's office said. A sentencing date was not available at the time of publication. Smoot's accompl…
19-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Man Outside Farmingville Nightclub 19-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Man Outside Farmingville Nightclub
19-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Man Outside Farmingville Nightclub A 19-year-old gang member confessed to fatally shooting a man outside a Long Island nightclub and injuring two others. David Trent, of Mastic Beach, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 30, in the death of Jorge Mauricio Sevilla Barrera. Prosecutors said Trent – a member of the criminal street organization, “No Fake Love,” or “NFL” – was with several other gang members outside the now-closed Minx nightclub in Farmingville on Dec. 5, 2021, when they got into a confrontation with Barrera and his friends. The argument turned physical and …
Trio Indicted In Plot To Murder Man In Jackson Township, Prosecutors Say Trio Indicted In Plot To Murder Man In Jackson Township, Prosecutors Say
Trio Indicted In Plot To Murder Man In Jackson Township, Prosecutors Say A grand jury indicted three men accused of plotting to shoot and kill another man in Jackson Township, authorities said. Michael Vulpis of Freehold Borough, Noah Phelps of Monroe Township, and Glenn Franzson of Jackson Township were indicted on Wednesday, Sept. 18, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. The three were facing charges in the shooting on Thursday, June 27. Jackson police responded to the shooting report on Larsen Road at around 12:20 a.m. and officers found a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his face. He was treat…
Police Papers Detail Stalking Of Man's Monroe Ex-GF Before Planned Sulfuric Acid Attack Police Papers Detail Stalking Of Man's Monroe Ex-GF Before Planned Sulfuric Acid Attack
Police Papers Detail Stalking Of Man's Monroe Ex-GF Before Planned Sulfuric Acid Attack A pair of hired attackers stalked a man's ex-girlfriend for nearly two weeks before dousing her with sulfuric acid in Gloucester County, according to police documents obtained by Daily Voice. The prosecutor’s office announced the arrests of the victim’s ex-boyfriend, William J. DiBernardino Jr., 49, of Boynton Beach, Florida, and the pair who allegedly carried out the attack — Betty Jo Lane, 38, and Jmarr J. McNeil, 39, both of Jacksonville, Florida. DiBernardino hired Lane to travel to New Jersey to murder the victim, then ordered the sulfuric acid and delivered it to Lane, according …
Monroe Woman Severely Burned In Sick Chemical Attack Facilitated By Ex-BF: Police Monroe Woman Severely Burned In Sick Chemical Attack Facilitated By Ex-BF: Police
Monroe Woman Severely Burned In Sick Chemical Attack Facilitated By Ex-BF: Police Three Florida residents are in custody after police said one paid two others to carry out a chemical attack on his ex-girlfriend in New Jersey, who was airlifted to a hospital with serious burns, police said. William DiBernardino, 49, of Boynton Beach, FL, recruited Jmarr McNeil, 39, and Betty Jo Lane, 38, in the Friday, July 26 incident in Monroe (Gloucester County), Police Chief Thomas Gilbert said. The 42-year-old victim was returning from work when the attack happened, police said. As she opened her car door, Lane threw a cup of a highly caustic acid on her, and she suffered burns acros…
Fugitive Wanted, Two Arrested In 2016 Black Friday Killing Of Air Guardsman In South Jersey Fugitive Wanted, Two Arrested In 2016 Black Friday Killing Of Air Guardsman In South Jersey
Fugitive Wanted, Two Arrested In 2016 Black Friday Killing Of Air Guardsman In South Jersey Two Egg Harbor City men were arrested and a third man was wanted in a deadly shooting outside a mall on Black Friday in 2016, authorities said. Steven Martinez, 30, and Timothy Davis, 27, were charged on Wednesday, Aug. 7 with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and weapons offenses, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Monday, Aug. 12. Malik Boone, 30, also from Egg Harbor City, was wanted on the same charges. The three were accused of taking part in the shooting death of 21-year-old Demond Cottman of Atlantic City on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Hamilton Towns…
Gang Member Who Pointed Police To Body Of Teen In Shallow Grave Admits To Maryland Murder Gang Member Who Pointed Police To Body Of Teen In Shallow Grave Admits To Maryland Murder
Gang Member Who Pointed Police To Body Of Teen In Shallow Grave Admits To Maryland Murder A man with no known address admitted to his role in the murder of an 18-year-old girl who was found buried in a shallow grave in Montgomery County, the state's attorney's office announced on Friday. Roberto Rivera-Delgado, 23, pleaded guilty to murder and other offenses in connection to the murder of Rosa Sanchez Merino in May 2023 with three others. Iris Yudella Alonzo-Salgado, 23, Aracely Abarca-Melgar, 21, and Edwin Alexander Rivas-Salvador, 16 have also been implicated in the incident. According to police, Rivera-Delgado was arrested for a parole violation in Nevada and broug…
Three Sentenced In Fatal Shooting Of Jersey City Teen: Prosecutor Three Sentenced In Fatal Shooting Of Jersey City Teen: Prosecutor
Three Sentenced In Fatal Shooting Of Jersey City Teen: Prosecutor Three Jersey City residents were sentenced on Friday, July 19, to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a fatal 2018 shooting of a 17-year-old Jersey City boy, authorities said. Rayquan Carmichael, 23, was sentenced to 40 years in state prison for murder, while Isaiah Huggins, 24, was sentenced to 42 years in state prison for murder, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The two were convicted back in March, Suarez sad. Carmichael was already serving time in prison on unrelated weapons and burglary charges, Suarez said. Jahmari Hector, 21, was sentenced to six years in prison for c…
Man Captured In Florida, Charged In Fatal Jersey City Triple Shooting: Prosecutor Man Captured In Florida, Charged In Fatal Jersey City Triple Shooting: Prosecutor
Man Captured In Florida, Charged In Fatal Jersey City Triple Shooting: Prosecutor A 21-year-old Union City man was arrested in Florida on Thursday, July 11, and charged for his involvement in a fatal triple shooting in Jersey City in April. Freddie Castro was arrested in Kissimmee, Fla. by the United States Marshals Service Florida/Caribbean Division in coordination with the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. At 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, police responded to Central Avenue and Bowers Street and found two victims with gunshot wounds, while the third had taken himself to University Hospital in Newark. F…
Woman Whose 5-Year-Old Killed 4-Year-Old Convicted In Separate NJ Murder Case Woman Whose 5-Year-Old Killed 4-Year-Old Convicted In Separate NJ Murder Case
Woman Whose 5-Year-Old Killed 4-Year-Old Convicted In Separate NJ Murder Case A 30-year-old Newark woman whose 5-year-old son shot and killed his 4-year-old brother, has been convicted in the 2022 murder of a man, authorities said. Itiyanah Spruill was convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the fatal shooting of Lance Sally, Jr. in Nov. 2022, following a two-week trial, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. Spruill lured Sally to the location where he was shot by an unidentified individual and drove the vehicle used in the homicide, Stephens said. She faces a sentence of 30 years to life in prison when she is sentenced in September. Spr…
Teens Accused Of Killing Asbury Park 21-Year-Old In July 2023 Triple Shooting Teens Accused Of Killing Asbury Park 21-Year-Old In July 2023 Triple Shooting
Teens Accused Of Killing Asbury Park 21-Year-Old In July 2023 Triple Shooting Two teens were accused of killing a man in a triple shooting in Asbury Park nearly a year ago, authorities said. Michael Sally, 19, of Long Branch, and an unidentified boy were facing charges in the shooting that killed 21-year-old Lativity Lyons of Asbury Park. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced their arrests in a news release on Thursday, June 6. Asbury Park police responded to the shooting at the Asbury Park Gardens apartment complex on Atlantic Avenue just after 10:30 p.m. on Monday, July 3, 2023. When officers arrived, they found three men who wer…
North Bergen Man Busted In Murder-For-Hire Plot: Hudson Prosecutor North Bergen Man Busted In Murder-For-Hire Plot: Hudson Prosecutor
North Bergen Man Busted In Murder-For-Hire Plot: Hudson Prosecutor A North Bergen man was charged with a murder-for-hire scheme involving “a female known to” him. Miguel Cortes, 37, was arrested outside his Paterson Plank Road home on Tuesday, May 14, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. North Bergen police caught wind of Cortes’s alleged offer of money for the deed, the prosecutor said in announcing the arrest on Friday. Suarez didn’t characterize the person to whom Cortes allegedly offered the cash or explain his relationship to the intended target, whom she said wasn’t injured. Members of the prosecutor’s Major Case Unit charged Cortes with co…
South Jersey Man Convicted In Fatal Shootings: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Convicted In Fatal Shootings: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Convicted In Fatal Shootings: Prosecutor A 44-year-old man from Vineland has been convicted in connection with a pair of fatal shootings in 2015, authorities said. On Friday, April 12, Sheldon M. Goldsborough, Sr. was convicted for two counts of aggravated manslaughter, conspiracy to commit murder and aggravated assault, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. On March 8, 2015, around 12:20 a.m., Vineland police were dispatched to the 100 block of West Grape Street for several gunshots fired.  As a result of the gunshots, the officers found Damien Mills dead at the scene. Kevin Peterson who s…
Murder-For-Hire: CT Inmate Tried Having 4 Victims, Children Killed, Police Say Murder-For-Hire: CT Inmate Tried Having 4 Victims, Children Killed, Police Say
Murder-For-Hire: CT Inmate Tried Having 4 Victims, Children Killed, Police Say A 31-year-old man imprisoned in Connecticut faces charges after trying to enlist a fellow inmate's help to have four victims killed, including two young children, police said. New, updated report - US Army Sergeant Nabbed In Connection To CT Murder-For-Hire Plot, Police Say Jackson, Missouri resident Joshua Peikert, an inmate at Corrigan Correctional Institute in the New London County town of Uncasville, was arrested on Monday, April 1 on charges related to his alleged scheme to have four people killed, Connecticut State Police announced on Thursday, April 4.  According to an arr…
Trio Charged In Fatal Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor Trio Charged In Fatal Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor
Trio Charged In Fatal Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor Three men have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting last fall in Trenton, authorities said. Leroy Tutt, 37, of Trenton, was killed in the November 2023 shooting, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Jerrod Baldwin, 41, of Ewing, and Kellen Dingman, 41, of Ewing, are each charged with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses, Onofri said..  Eric Bell, 44, of Trenton, is charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and third-degree hindering apprehension, he said. All three men were ta…
Duo Nabbed For Murder Of Stamford Man Duo Nabbed For Murder Of Stamford Man
Duo Nabbed For Murder Of Stamford Man Charges for two Fairfield County men allegedly involved in the death of another man have been upgraded from assault to murder following an investigation. The Stamford Police Department Major Crimes Unit Squad in conjunction with the Stamford State’s Attorney’s Office has concluded its homicide investigation of Modesto Santiago-Gomez, age 20, found during the overnight hours on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, said Capt. Thomas Scanlon of the Stamford Police. Scanlon said the two suspects in the incident, Orlando Gomez-Perez age 18, and Juan Carlos Perez-Perez, age 25, both…
Jennifer Dulos Case: Ex-Girlfriend Of Estranged Husband Convicted Of Murder Conspiracy Jennifer Dulos Case: Ex-Girlfriend Of Estranged Husband Convicted Of Murder Conspiracy
Jennifer Dulos Case: Ex-Girlfriend Of Estranged Husband Convicted Of Murder Conspiracy After three days of deliberations, a jury found the ex-girlfriend of the estranged husband of Connecticut mother of five Jennifer Farber Dulos guilty in connection with her disappearance nearly five years ago in a case in which Dulos, who has never been found, has been declared legally dead. Related: Missing New Canaan Mom Of 5 Jennifer Dulos Declared Dead By Judge Michelle Troconis, age 49, was found guilty in Stamford on Friday, March 1, of all counts including conspiracy to commit murder, hindering prosecution, and evidence tampering.  She is being held on a $6 million bond,…
Bloomfield Man Gets 35 Years For Murder Of Gas Station Attendant: Prosecutors Bloomfield Man Gets 35 Years For Murder Of Gas Station Attendant: Prosecutors
Bloomfield Man Gets 35 Years For Murder Of Gas Station Attendant: Prosecutors A 36-year-old Bloomfield man was sentenced to 35 years in state prison on Tuesday, Feb. 6 after being convicted of murdering Jahque Benbow, a 23-year-old gas station attendant in May 2022, prosecutors announced. Lamar Sommers, along with two other men, conspired to shoot Benbow at the Irvington gas station where he worked, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.  Sommers waited in the car while the two men shot Benbow five times, Stephens said. Sommers was apprehended in North Carolina a month later, Stephens said. Aside from murder, Sommers was also convicted of&nbs…
Duo Busted In Connection With 2022 Slaying Of Springfield Teen In Vermont Duo Busted In Connection With 2022 Slaying Of Springfield Teen In Vermont
Duo Busted In Connection With 2022 Slaying Of Springfield Teen In Vermont A man and woman were arrested in Vermont on Monday, Jan. 29, and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Springfield boy in 2022 over a drug dispute, authorities said.   Ashley Wicks, 32, and Shawn Bulson, 28, both of Bennington, Vermont, are charged with charges of being accessories after the fact to the fatal shooting, Vermont State Police said. Wicks also faces a conspiracy to commit murder charge.  More charges are expected, authorities said.  The body of Isaiah Rodriguez was found early Feb. 3, 2022, on the side of a road in Danby, …
CT Man Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot, State Police Say CT Man Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot, State Police Say
CT Man Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot, State Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill someone who was going to testify against him in court. Windham County resident Leonard Thuo Mwithiga, age 52, of Putnam, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 4, after an undercover trooper posed as the potential hitman, said the Connecticut State Police. State Police said they learned of the murder-for-hire plan after a confidential informant man entered the Troop D barracks in Danielson on Saturday, Dec. 2, and said his employer, identified as Mwithiga, requested his assistance wit…
Newark Pair Convicted Of Murder In Drive-By Shooting: Prosecutors Newark Pair Convicted Of Murder In Drive-By Shooting: Prosecutors
Newark Pair Convicted Of Murder In Drive-By Shooting: Prosecutors Two Newark men were recently convicted for their roles in which one man was killed when a group of people were shot at in May 2019, authorities said. Tymeer Gumbs, 25, and Isaiah Kane, 25, were in a stolen Dodge Durango when they pulled up to a group of men and started shooting at them at Maple and Chancellor Avenue in Newark, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said.  As the victims began to run, Gumbs exited the Durango and chased down Murad Harris, fatally shooting him in the back of the head, Stephens said. Gumbs ran back to the car, put his gun in the fac…
Ohio Man Gets 20 Years In Double-Fatal Shooting In South Jersey: Prosecutor Ohio Man Gets 20 Years In Double-Fatal Shooting In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Ohio Man Gets 20 Years In Double-Fatal Shooting In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 28-year-old man from Ohio was sentenced to 20 yers in New Jersey State Prison in connection with a double-fatal shooting, authorities said. Michael R. Loftin, Jr., of Cincinnati, was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. He must serve 17 years before he is eligible for parole, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb McRae. He was acquitted on two counts of first-degree murder and weapons offenses, she said. On March 8, 2015, around 12:19 a.m., Vineland Police Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of West Grape Street for several gunshots fired.…
Deadly 2021 Birthday Party Mass Shooting: Charges Upgraded For Suspect In South Jersey Deadly 2021 Birthday Party Mass Shooting: Charges Upgraded For Suspect In South Jersey
Deadly 2021 Birthday Party Mass Shooting: Charges Upgraded For Suspect In South Jersey Charges have been upgraded for the gunman now accused of shooting two partygoers dead in an incident that killed a total of three and wounded nearly a dozen in 2021 in South Jersey. Arthur Armstead, 30, of Fairfield Township, has been charged with first degree murder, one count of first degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder, and other related offenses in connection with the deaths of Kevin Elliott and Brailyn Holmes, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Asia Hester, a 25-year-old healthcare worker, was also killed. Kevin Dawkins, of Bridgeton, was previously charged…
Man Attacks Apartment Tenant With Machete In Bridgeport, Police Say Man Attacks Apartment Tenant With Machete In Bridgeport, Police Say
Man Attacks Apartment Tenant With Machete In Bridgeport, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and other charges after he allegedly attacked a person with a machete. The incident took place in Bridgeport on Monday, Oct. 2 on the 80th block of Elmwood Avenue. According to police, Morris Roberts, age 52, of Bridgeport, was charged after police responded to the apartment house where his mother once lived before her death, for a report of an assault with a dangerous weapon. On-scene reports indicated Roberts had an altercation with a person known to him and the person received a non-life-threatening wound from a ma…