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Jersey City Drug Lord Gets 65 Years In State Prison For Two Murders, Shootings Jersey City Drug Lord Gets 65 Years In State Prison For Two Murders, Shootings
Jersey City Drug Lord Gets 65 Years In State Prison For Two Murders, Shootings A Jersey City man tied to a statewide drug ring was sentenced to a plea-bargained 65 years in state prison Thursday for killing two men, as well as three additional shootings, authorities said. Golden Williamson, 34, must serve at least 55 years before he'll be eligible for parole under the No Early Release Act under the sentence handed down by Superior Court Judge John Young, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Williamson, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder last November in the shooting deaths of Kevin Miles in January 2016 and local storeowner Byunguen Lee in Decembe…

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Suspected Jersey City Drug Kingpin Pleads Guilty To Killing Merchant, 2nd Man Suspected Jersey City Drug Kingpin Pleads Guilty To Killing Merchant, 2nd Man
Suspected Jersey City Drug Kingpin Pleads Guilty To Killing Merchant, 2nd Man A Jersey City man charged with running a drug ring that stretched into South Jersey has pleaded guilty to two killings and also to charges in connection with three other shootings, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.  Golden Williamson, 33, pleaded guilty to murder in the deaths of Kevin Miles in January 2016 and Byunguen Lee, who was killed the month before in his store Bergen Avenue.  Williamson also pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for shootings in Jersey City and Toms River in 2015 and 2016.  Williamson faces 30 years for each murder and would not be …

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