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Federal Court Overturns Life Sentence, Murder Conviction Of Lebanon Man Federal Court Overturns Life Sentence, Murder Conviction Of Lebanon Man
Federal Court Overturns Life Sentence, Murder Conviction Of Lebanon Man A man serving a life sentence following a murder conviction has had his conviction overturned, the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Sept. 5.  Eddie Williams, 50, of Lebanon, had been convicted of murder in the first degree, robbery, and numerous related offenses on Oct. 14, 2015, the DA explained.  An order granting Williams's petition for a writ of habeas corpus was affirmed in federal court on Aug. 13, 2024, according to federal court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The case was remanded with instructions that the District Court order Williams'…
NJ Rap Record Exec Admits Drug Op With Kilos Of Heroin, Fentanyl Stashed In Cliffside, Harrison NJ Rap Record Exec Admits Drug Op With Kilos Of Heroin, Fentanyl Stashed In Cliffside, Harrison
NJ Rap Record Exec Admits Drug Op With Kilos Of Heroin, Fentanyl Stashed In Cliffside, Harrison Newark native Dawan "DB" Brown had just gotten a record label and recording studio going when the hammer came down. He's now likely to spend a significant amount of time behind bars after accepting a deal from federal prosecutors. Brown, 38, had been a local teenage boxing phenom from the South Ward who became a Golden Glove champion 20 years ago. According to his online bio, the Weequahic High School graduate worked for 14 years as a custodian with the Newark Board of Education before launching his own record label, 100 Percent Pure Ent, in 2018. Two years later Brown opened the Excl…
CT Methodist Pastor Nabbed With Crystal Meth During Traffic Stop CT Methodist Pastor Nabbed With Crystal Meth During Traffic Stop
CT Methodist Pastor Nabbed With Crystal Meth During Traffic Stop A Connecticut pastor has been charged with alleged possession of crystal methamphetamine with intent to sell.  Update: Former CT Pastor Busted With Meth Charged Again For Skipping Court Date Litchfield County resident, Herbert Irving Miller, age 63, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 9 in Woodbury after he was stopped for driving with a suspended registration and failing to maintain insurance requirements.  According to Connecticut State Police, an investigation revealed that Miller, a resident of Woodbury, was in possession of crystal methamphetamine in both rock form and …
Woman Busted Bringing 4 Pounds Of Heroin To Methuen Gets 8 Days In Prison: Feds Woman Busted Bringing 4 Pounds Of Heroin To Methuen Gets 8 Days In Prison: Feds
Woman Busted Bringing 4 Pounds Of Heroin To Methuen Gets 8 Days In Prison: Feds A Philadelphia woman who admitted to driving to Methuen, Massachusetts, to deliver four pounds of heroin to an undercover agent will not return to prison, federal authorities said.  Elba Pena, 34, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin and was sentenced to time served and a year of home confinement, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. She will serve three years of probation. Federal prosecutors asked the judge to sentence her to three years in prison.  Pena was arrested in November 2021 after she drove mor…
El Chapo Sons, Dubbed ‘Pioneers' Of Fentanyl Epidemic, Charged In Massive Sinaloa Cartel Case El Chapo Sons, Dubbed ‘Pioneers' Of Fentanyl Epidemic, Charged In Massive Sinaloa Cartel Case
El Chapo Sons, Dubbed ‘Pioneers' Of Fentanyl Epidemic, Charged In Massive Sinaloa Cartel Case Four sons of notorious druglord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman are among more than two dozen members of Mexico's reigning Sinaloa cartel charged in a massive fentanyl-trafficking offensive announced by federal officials on Friday. The infamous quartet known as the Chapitos – each of whom had $5 million U.S. bounties placed on their heads – were dubbed “the pioneers” of fentanyl’s introduction to American users by DEA Administrator Anne Milgram during an April 14 news conference in Washington, D.C. “Death and destruction are central to their whole operation,” said Milgram, a former New Jersey a…
Maryland Dealer Gets Life For Premeditated Murder Of Mother, Child During Heroin Robbery Maryland Dealer Gets Life For Premeditated Murder Of Mother, Child During Heroin Robbery
Maryland Dealer Gets Life For Premeditated Murder Of Mother, Child During Heroin Robbery Federal authorities announced that a Maryland drug dealer will spend the rest of his life in prison after gunning down a child in cold blood during a premeditated heroin robbery in Cambridge he planned with his lover. Andre Ricardo Briscoe, also known as “Poo,” 39, of Baltimore and Cambridge, has been sentenced on federal drug distribution and other charges for his role in the death of Jennifer Jeffrey and her 7-year-old son in 2015. On May 25, 2015, Briscoe and co-conspirator Kiara Haynes made a plan to steal heroin from Jeffrey, who was a longtime friend of the latter. During that fateful…
Gang Leader, Top Lieutenant In Baltimore Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Violent Conspiracy Gang Leader, Top Lieutenant In Baltimore Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Violent Conspiracy
Gang Leader, Top Lieutenant In Baltimore Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Violent Conspiracy The leader of the Baltimore Eight Tray Gangster Crips will spend decades in prison for operating a racketeering and drug conspiracy that included three homicides and multiple other gang-related shootings, federal officials announced. Trayvon Hall - also known as “Tru,” and “G Tru,” 31, of Baltimore, was sentenced to 454 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release for racketeering and drug conspiracy charges related to his activities as the leader of the Eight Tray Gangster (ETG) Crips gang. Another ETG Crips member, Marcus Williams, also known as “Gangsta C,” and …
$15K In Drugs, $20K In Cash, Magazines Seized From Hudson Valley Man, Cousin Raid $15K In Drugs, $20K In Cash, Magazines Seized From Hudson Valley Man, Cousin Raid
$15K In Drugs, $20K In Cash, Magazines Seized From Hudson Valley Man, Cousin Raid A pair of alleged drug dealers, including a Hudson Valley resident, were busted with high-capacity magazines, a handgun, and more than $15,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana, and other drugs, authorities said. Ulster County resident Hameem Khan, age 21, of Rosendale, and Talha Khan, 27, of Jersey City were charged with 26 related offenses following the raid in New Jersey at 159 Mallory Ave., in Jersey City, according to sources with direct knowledge. The Khan cousins had more than 170 grams of cocaine valued at more than $7,000, four pounds of marijuana worth approximately $8,000 and variou…
5 Bridgeport Men Convicted Of Trafficking Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine 5 Bridgeport Men Convicted Of Trafficking Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine
5 Bridgeport Men Convicted Of Trafficking Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine Five Fairfield County men have been convicted of narcotics trafficking in the area. According to Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut, a federal jury in Bridgeport found the five men guilty of narcotics trafficking offenses on Friday, Oct. 14: The five, all  of Bridgeport, are: Wallace Best, also known as “Coop,” age  55 Jeffrey Thomas, also known as “Zig,” age 49 Jason Cox, age 48, also of Savannah, Georgia as well as Bridgeport Frank Jamont Best, also known as “JB,” and “Cash,” age 49 Lamont D. Jefferies, age 55 According to court documents, in 20…
Ex-Legislator In NY Admits To Tampering With Public Records, Patronizing Prostitute Ex-Legislator In NY Admits To Tampering With Public Records, Patronizing Prostitute
Ex-Legislator In NY Admits To Tampering With Public Records, Patronizing Prostitute A New York doctor and former legislator has admitted to trading drugs for sex, and then lying about it in a sworn statement to police. Dr. William Spencer, a Centerport resident and former Long Island legislator for Suffolk County’s 18th District, pleaded guilty to patronizing a prostitute and tampering with public records Friday, Oct. 7, in Suffolk County Supreme Court. Earlier Report: Long Island Legislator Accused Of Trying To Trade Drugs For Sexual Favors, Report Says Spencer, a Democrat, was arrested in October 2020 in an Elwood parking lot for attempting to exchange oxycod…
Berks County Drug Dealer Busted With Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine In Raid: DA Berks County Drug Dealer Busted With Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine In Raid: DA
Berks County Drug Dealer Busted With Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine In Raid: DA Thousands of dollars worth of heroin and fentanyl was seized along with bags of crack cocaine when police raided the home of an accused drug dealer in Berks County, authorities said. Eduardo Martinez, 43, was arrested following the warranted search of his Court Street home in Reading on Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. An investigation began in July when detectives with the DA's office identified Martinez as a “street-level” to “mid-level” dealer who was selling heroin and/or fentanyl in the city, they said. Investigators later discovered…
Man, 29, Shot Dead In Violent, Gang-Controlled Paterson Neighborhood Man, 29, Shot Dead In Violent, Gang-Controlled Paterson Neighborhood
Man, 29, Shot Dead In Violent, Gang-Controlled Paterson Neighborhood A 29-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday night in Paterson, authorities confirmed. Responding officers found the as-yet-unidentified victim outside Julio’s Grocery on the corner of Park Avenue and East 19th Street around 9 p.m. Tuesday, they said. He'd been shot multiple times, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where they said he was later pronounced dead. Valdes and Baycora didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or identified. …
Fairfax Man Sentenced For Selling Meth On Darkweb: DOJ Fairfax Man Sentenced For Selling Meth On Darkweb: DOJ
Fairfax Man Sentenced For Selling Meth On Darkweb: DOJ A Virginia man was sentenced to 52 months in prison for his schemes to sell meth on the Darknet, officials reported. Tyler Pham, 39, of Fairfax, was charged after distributing between 15 and 45 kilograms of meth pills from May 2019 through December 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Pham, who was turned over to the US by Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security, advertised the pills as peach-flavored Adderall under the online alias, “addy4cheap”, authorities said. Law enforcement agents investigating Pham bought 20 controlled purchases of 767 peach tablets from “addy4cheap” on two diff…
Maryland Man Faces Life In Prison For 2019 Silver Spring Homicide: Report Maryland Man Faces Life In Prison For 2019 Silver Spring Homicide: Report
Maryland Man Faces Life In Prison For 2019 Silver Spring Homicide: Report A man from Boyds faces life in prison, plus 20 years, after he was found guilty of a 2019 Silver Spring murder where the victim died on Christmas Day, WTOP reports. Joshua Toure, 26, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Joseph Davis, 28, on Wednesday, April 6, the outlet reports. Toure reportedly shot Davis in the 2000 block of Treetop Lane around 6:25 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2019, Montgomery County Police said. The two were supposed to meet so Davis could buy marijuana from Toure, but instead Toure robbed Davis and shot him three times, WTOP reports. Davis was taken to a local hospi…
Murderous East Coast MS-13 Leader From NJ Sentenced In MD To Life Murderous East Coast MS-13 Leader From NJ Sentenced In MD To Life
Murderous East Coast MS-13 Leader From NJ Sentenced In MD To Life A Jersey Shore MS-13 overlord who ran the gang’s East Coast operation was sentenced in Maryland to life in federal prison on Friday, April 1 for a “reign of terror” across several states, the U.S. Justice Department announced. Miguel Angel “Reaper” Corea Diaz, 41, of Long Branch, NJ will have to serve out the sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. The capture of Corea Diaz was “one of the biggest takedowns of a high-ranking MS-13 leader in the United States," a district attorney in Nassau County said after he was indicted on Long Island in December 2018. Corea Dia…
NY Legislator Arraigned After Allegedly Trading Oxycodone For Sex NY Legislator Arraigned After Allegedly Trading Oxycodone For Sex
NY Legislator Arraigned After Allegedly Trading Oxycodone For Sex A New York lawmaker accused of trading prescription pills for sex is facing multiple felony charges following his arraignment on a nine-count indictment, officials announced. On Long Island, Suffolk County Legislator William “Doc” Spencer, who represents the 18th District, was charged on Monday, Nov. 8 on a nine-count indictment that includes seven felonies. Spencer, a Centerport resident, was previously arrested on drug charges. He pleaded not guilty. The new charges were not read in court. The new charges are tied to Spencer allegedly hiring a sex worker in September 2020 and later lying…
PATERSON GANG WAR: Indictment Names 16 Heavily-Armed Members Of Drug-Dealing '400 Block' Crew PATERSON GANG WAR: Indictment Names 16 Heavily-Armed Members Of Drug-Dealing '400 Block' Crew
Paterson Gang WAR: Indictment Names 16 Heavily-Armed Members Of Drug-Dealing '400 Block' Crew Sixteen Paterson drug dealers who authorities said defended their turf against rivals by heavily arming themselves with guns and large-capacity magazines have been indicted by a state grand jury. Six handguns were seized, including a “community gun” shared by members of the “400 Block” set of the Trinitarios, who authorities said dominated the heroin, cocaine and opioid pill trade in the center of the city. So were nearly 800 rounds of ammunition and six large-capacity magazines, they said. The indictments stem from an eight-month investigation dubbed “Operation Park and Pennington,” which…
Man Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine In Nassau County Man Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine In Nassau County
Man Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine In Nassau County A 47-year-old man was sentenced for trafficking kilograms of cocaine on Long Island. Allen Evans, of Copiague, was sentenced to ten years in prison, Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith announced on Thursday, Sept. 23. Evans pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree conspiracy on Monday, July 26. “High-level drug dealers have flooded our communities with narcotics during the pandemic, resulting in increased overdoses that destroy lives and kill people,” Acting DA Smith said. “This defendant was selling up to a kilogram of …
Half Pound Of Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Seized In Morris County Drug Bust, Prosecutor Says Half Pound Of Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Seized In Morris County Drug Bust, Prosecutor Says
Half Pound Of Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Seized In Morris County Drug Bust, Prosecutor Says More than a half pound of cocaine, a loaded handgun and thousands in cash were seized during a drug bust in Morris County earlier this week, resulting in a laundry list of charges for a Parsippany man, authorities said. Jeremy Mayes, 30, is facing more than a dozen first-, second- and third-degree drug possession and distribution charges as well as illegal weapons offenses after a May 4 investigation turned up the following, according to Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll: More than a quarter-kilo of cocaine (approximately .55 pounds) A loaded 9 mm handgun with hollow point …
Paterson PD Nab Street Dealers, Out-Of-Town Buyers Paterson PD Nab Street Dealers, Out-Of-Town Buyers
Paterson PD Nab Street Dealers, Out-Of-Town Buyers Fighting drugs one corner, arrest and bag at a time adds up eventually, Paterson police said following a series of street busts. One of those arrested, 20-year-old Emmanuel DeJesus, was caught with 161 heroin folds in the area of Main and Robert streets after detectives watched a deal go down, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They also busted a 55-year-old city man after they said he bought 10 folds from DeJesus. Among other accused dealers scooped up by Narcotics Division detectives was Tevin Elliot, 29, who Speziale said was caught with 11 crack vials and 11 bags of pot f…
Long Island Legislator Accused Of Trying To Trade Drugs For Sexual Favors, Report Says Long Island Legislator Accused Of Trying To Trade Drugs For Sexual Favors, Report Says
Long Island Legislator Accused Of Trying To Trade Drugs For Sexual Favors, Report Says A prominent Long Island doctor and Suffolk County legislator is facing charges for allegedly attempting to exchange drugs for sex, according to a new report. Dr. William Spencer, a legislator in the 18th District, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 20 in an Elwood parking lot and scheduled to be arraigned in Central Islip on Wednesday, Oct. 21 for allegedly attempting to exchange oxycodone for sexual favors. According to NBC New York, at the time of his arrest, Spencer was in an official Suffolk County vehicle. It is alleged that Spencer, a Centerport resident, believed he would be meeting with…
Authorities: Leader, Members Of Notorious Trenton Gang Charged In Killing, Police Shooting Authorities: Leader, Members Of Notorious Trenton Gang Charged In Killing, Police Shooting
Authorities: Leader, Members Of Notorious Trenton Gang Charged In Killing, Police Shooting Members of a notorious Trenton gang who controlled a neighborhood drug trade executed a city man, tried to kill a police officer and shot at several other people over a period of several months, state authorities charged. Reputed gangleader Charles Willis, 27, and nine members of his “Get Money Boys” gang are charged with various counts that include murder, attempted murder and conspiracy, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. They were among 16 reputed members and associates of “Get Money Boys,” or “GMB,” who Grewal said sold heroin and cocaine in and around the Oakland Street Apar…
Paterson Boy, 13, Killed By Gunshot To Head, Authorities Say Paterson Boy, 13, Killed By Gunshot To Head, Authorities Say
Paterson Boy, 13, Killed By Gunshot To Head, Authorities Say UPDATE: A 13-year-old Paterson boy killed in a crime-ridden neighborhood on Sunday was shot in the head, Daily Voice has learned. A medical examiner was conducting an autopsy to officially determine whether the boy -- known as "Kay Kay" -- was gunned down in cold blood. The violent death came two days after a DoorDash delivery driver was shot and killed in her car a block or so from where the boy’s body was found. SEE: DoorDash Delivery Driver Shot Dead In Paterson City police responding to a 3:45 p.m. call Sunday found the teen’s body behind a home in the Incca Village housing compl…
Violent Blood Stone Gang Members Nabbed In Westchester Violent Blood Stone Gang Members Nabbed In Westchester
Violent Blood Stone Gang Members Nabbed In Westchester Nearly a dozen members of a prominent Yonkers street gang are facing a series of charges for allegedly conspiring against a rival faction over the city’s drug trade officials announced on Wednesday. Nine members of the Blood Stone gang were apprehended this week, police and county officials announced on Wednesday, with three more on the loose. Following a months-long investigation, the gang members were arrested and indicted on charges that include attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and assault, police said. Investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in seeking one part…