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NJ Woman Tried Killing Child: Prosecutor
A New Jersey woman has been charged with trying to kill a child, authorities announced. Alfonsina Anguita, 21, of Manville, became the center of an investigation after a 3-year-old child was hospitalized on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. The child had signs of physical abuse and strangulation, McDonald said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Manville Borough Police Department Officer-In-Charge Lieutenant Craig Jeremiah. "Further medical examination revealed patterns and …
Police & Fire
Woman's Screams Lead To Attempted Murder Charge For Christmas Strangler In Buena: Police
A 33-year-old man was charged with trying to kill a 52-year-old woman in South Jersey on Christmas. Reports of a woman screaming brought police to N. Franklin and W. Arbor Avenue in Buena Borough just after midnight on Monday, Dec. 25, Franklin Township police said. The Mays Landing woman was disoriented and bleeding from her head, police found after Justin Lopez, of Landisville, had strangled her and thrown a brick at her head, police said. The woman was hospitalized while Lopez was charged with aggravated assault, strangulation, and unlawful possession of a weapon. He was held in the Atl…
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty To Motel Murder In South Jersey
A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to killing a woman at a motel in Burlington County, authorities said. Alexander Rivera, 27, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. The investigation began just before 11:30 a.m. on May 11, 2022, after officers from the Maple Shade Police Department were called to the Bel-Air Motor Lodge on Route 73 for a report of an unresponsive female. Michelle Johnston, 36, who had previously lived in multiple locations in the Burlington and Camden county areas, was found dead in room 410. An au…
Police & Fire
Murder For Man Accused Of Strangling Woman, 25, In South Jersey Home
A 24-year-old man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old woman Monday, July 3 in Cumberland County, authorities said. Steven Gonzalez has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree aggravated assault, following the strangulation on Monday, July 3, Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McCrae said. Members of the Millville Police Department found the victim dead on the 200 block of Riverside Drive, police said. The woman, whose name was not released, died of strangulation, according to results from the autopsy. The death is being investigated as an act of domestic viol…
Police & Fire
PA Realtor Strangled Son With Dad's Belt Over Financial Woes Before NJ Capture: DA
Heartbreaking details have been released in the death of an 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy, whose mom strangled him with his father's belt as he slept before her arrest in New Jersey, authorities announced. Matthew Whitehead, of Horsham, had been crying on and off all day Monday, April 10, over his family's alleged financial difficulties, and slept in the master bedroom with his mom, Ruth DiRienzo Whitehead, according to police papers released by Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele's office. The following morning, Tuesday, April 11, the boy's father, Daniel Whitehead, and realize…
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PA Man Sentenced For Strangling South Jersey Woman
A 42-year-old man from Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 55 years in New Jersey State Prison for strangling a woman whose naked body was found on the side of the road in 2014, authorities said. Timothy Wright, 42, of Chambersburg, PA, was sentenced Friday, Feb 17 in the murder of 25-year-old Joyce Vanderhoff, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Vanderhoff's naked body was dumped on the side of a Hamilton Township road in February 2014. A jury previously convicted Wright for first-degree murder after a two-and-a-half-week- trial that commenced this past October.…
Police & Fire
US Marshals Nab Philly Man In NJ Motel Strangling, Stabbing: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old Philadelphia man has been arrested for strangling and stabbing a woman inside a South Jersey motel, authorities said. Alexander Rivera, of the 6300 block of Cardiff Street in the Mayfair section of the city, was taken into custody without incident at his home on Friday Nov. 4 by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force. An investigation began just before 11:30 a.m. on May 11, when officers from the Maple Shade Police Department were called to the Bel-Air Motor Lodge on Route 73 for a report of an unresponsive woman. Michelle L. Johnston…
Police & Fire
10-Year-Old Boy Choked By Uncle During Argument In Suburban Philly: Police
A Chester County man was arrested after police say he assaulted his nephew. A 10-year-old boy told officers that his uncle, Stephen M. Reese, 35, of West Chester, had choked him during an argument inside a home on the 300 block of Fox Hollow Lane around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, West Chester police said. The victim claimed he was not able to breathe for a short period of time. Reese was then arrested and charged with strangulation and simple assault, police said. He was remanded to Chester County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail, records show.
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BF Shoots GF En Route To Tell Police Of Previous Assault In NJ: Report
A 21-year-old woman was shot by her boyfriend while on her way to the police station to report an earlier assault by him, NJ Advance Media reported. Edison police were seeking the public's help locating Christopher Finney, 25, of Piscataway, reportedly charged with attempted murder, strangulation and weapons offenses, the outlet said. Finney pulled up next to the car his girlfriend was riding in as a passenger and shot her in the back of the head around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, NJ.com says. The victim was reportedly rushed to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Click here fo…
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NJ Man Bound, Tortured Ex For 6 Hours Days After Prison Release: Prosecutor
A 43-year-old man has been convicted of kidnapping an ex-romantic partner, bound him with duct tape, strangled him and forced him to take sleeping pills with alcohol — just hours after being released from jail, authorities in Essex County said. The jury remained deadlocked on the charge of attempted murder against James Pilotti, 43, of Union City, who was ultimately convicted of several other charges including strangulation on a domestic violence victim, weapon offenses, assault and more, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. The horrifying act took p…
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Corrections Officer Honored For Saving Baby On NJ Turnpike Strangles Estranged Wife: Report
A Manhattan prison corrections officer once honored by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for saving a baby's life on the NJ Turnpike was arrested for beating and strangling his estranged wife on New Year's, the New York Post reports. Shon Brown slashed his wife's car tires then followed her ride home to Yonkers demanding to know where she had been, before screaming at her and throwing her into a glass wall, the outlet says citing a criminal complaint filed in Westchester County, NY. Brown then choked the woman until she passed out and yelled "I'm going to kill you," before leavin…
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Brian Laundrie's Autopsy Inconclusive
An autopsy on Brian Laundrie's remains turned up inconclusive results, authorities announced Friday. An autopsy of the fugitive's bones was completed Friday, and his remains will be sent to an anthropologist for further examination, according to multiple news reports. Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino said they had been hoping for more answers regarding a cause of death. Laundrie's remains were found Wednesday -- 37 days after he'd last been seen -- when his remains were found at Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in an area that had previously been under water. Laundrie …
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FBI Confirms Remains Found Are Brian Laundrie's
The FBI on Thursday confirmed that remains found Wednesday in a Florida park are those of Brian Laundrie's. The confirmation was made thanks to a comparison of dental records, agents said. The remains were found at the T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve and Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in Florida. #UPDATE: On October 21, 2021, a comparison of dental records confirmed that the human remains found at the T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve and Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park are those of Brian Laundrie. @FBITampa pic.twitter.com/ZnzbXiibTM — FBI Denver (@FBIDenver…
Police & Fire
Gabby Petito Cause Of Death Revealed
The Teton County Coroner's Office on Tuesday released the cause of death of Gabby Petito. Dr. Brent Blue said the cause of death was strangulation and the manner was homicide. The 22-year-old Long Island native was killed three or four weeks before her body was found on Sept. 19, Blue said. Petito was last seen with boyfriend Brian Laundrie, 23, who was identified as a person of interest when he returned home in Petito's van without her. Authorities issued a warrant for Landrie's arrest after he apparently used Petito's debit card after her death. This is a developing story. Check back f…
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Murder, Kidnapping Indictment Returned Against NJ Man Accused Of Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son
UPDATE: The next step in the high-profile prosecution of an East Orange man accused of killing his former girlfriend and kidnapping their young son this summer was taken when a Union County grand jury indicted him on murder and other charges, authorities said. The six-count indictment returned by grand jurors in Elizabeth also charges Tyler Rios, 27, with desecrating the remains of 24-year-old Yasemin Uyar of Rahway after killing her. Authorities began searching for Uyar and Sebastian Rios on July 8 after he didn’t show up for daycare and she didn't arrive for scheduled work shifts. Tyler…
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Estranged Husband Kidnapped, Raped Missing Pennsylvania Woman, Police Say
A woman who was missing for over a week was found, kidnapped by her estranged husband, according to Derry Township police. Nicole Gill-Schlegel, 46, of Elizabethtown had been missing since Aug. 31 and police asked the public for assistance locating her on Sept 8, as Daily Voice Reported at the time. Someone who read about Gill-Schlegel’s disappearance contacted police after they spotted the vehicle in question. Gill-Schlegel was found at the Rio Motel on Washington Avenue in Hershey on Saturday around 10 a.m. Police believe her estranged husband, Robert Allen Schlegel, 41, of Lyons, Kans…
Police & Fire
'We Thought He Was A Friend': NJ Man Arrested In Grisly Double Homicide At New Hampshire Hotel
A New Jersey man has been arrested for strangling and chopping two men to death at a New Hampshire hotel last week, authorities announced. Theodore Luckey, 42, of Asbury Park, is accused of killing David Hanford, 60, of Seaside Heights, and Nathan Cashman, 28, of Manchester, NH on Aug. 21, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella said. The two men were found dead -- one in the lobby and another in a hotel room -- by police responding to multiple 911 calls around 7 p.m. at Country Inn and Suites in Bedford, Formella said alongside state and local police. Autopsies conducted by Deput…
Police & Fire
NJ Man Said He 'Just Snapped' When He Strangled Wife, Report Says
A New Jersey man told police he "snapped" last week before strangling his wife during an early-morning argument, NJ Advance Media reports citing the affidavit. Shawn Lichtfuss, 49, was found sitting in a parked car at the Royal Farms convenience store, next to the Voorhees Township Police Department around 6 p.m. on Aug. 3 -- hours after the incident, local authorities previously said. He was charged with murder in the death of Stefani Caraway, whose body was found that morning in their apartment. Lichtfuss texted someone he knew hours after strangling his wife, saying goodbye and asking t…
Police & Fire
Police: Man Wanted On Attempted Murder, Strangulation Charges In Bucks County
Police in Bucks County are seeking a man on charges of attempted murder, strangulation and aggravated assault. James L. Kuhn is driving a gray Nissan Rogue with black wheels, and registration LLN-9658. Anyone who sees him is urged to contact Upper Southampton Police Department. Detective Jim Schirmer can be reached at 215.364.5000 x-115 P/O Josh Johnson at 215.364.5000 x-154.
Police & Fire
Charges Upgraded For Man Whose GF Died In Motel Assault, DA Says
Charges have been upgraded for a Bucks County man whose girlfriend died of injuries suffered by him days after an assault, authorities said Tuesday. Evan M. Smith, 37, of Morrisville, was charged last week with aggravated assault, strangulation, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault, and fleeing and eluding. A homicide charge was tacked on for Smith, whose 36-year-old girlfriend, Jamie Beighley -- who had been clinging to life since Thursday -- died on Sunday at Jefferson Bucks Hospital, the Bucks County DA's Office said. Smith apparently choked his girlfriend until she was…
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