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Murder Defendant In Paterson YMCA Stabbing Takes Deal, Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge Murder Defendant In Paterson YMCA Stabbing Takes Deal, Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge
Murder Defendant In Paterson YMCA Stabbing Takes Deal, Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge A 34-year-old Paterson man admitted stabbing another city resident dead at the local YMCA. Jasmir Cleaves, 34, originally was charged with murder in the killing of Gabrae “Brae” Sams Jr., 29, in a fifth-floor hallway of the Y on Ward Street last Aug. 6. Police responding to the call fought to save Sams’s life. He was later pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center. Cleaves took a deal from prosecutors rather than face trial, pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter in Superior Court in Paterson. Judge Marybel Mercado-Ramirez scheduled sentencing for Sept. 20. Whatever t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Recorded Gang Rape Of Stripper Gets Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager 25½ Years Without Parole Recorded Gang Rape Of Stripper Gets Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager 25½ Years Without Parole
Recorded Gang Rape Of Stripper Gets Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager 25½ Years Without Parole A Passaic nightclub employee must spend at least 25½ years in state prison before he’ll be eligible for parole for his part in the video-recorded gang rape of a dancer during an after-hours party following his sentencing Tuesday. In addition to the prison term, Superior Judge Marybel Mercado-Ramirez ordered Michael Ramirez, 39, to register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law and remain under parole supervision for life. Jurors in Paterson convicted Ramirez and dancer Trystal Lozada in December 2019 of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and criminal sexual contract following an eight-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Nightclub Double Murderer Gets 100+ Years -- Minimum Passaic Nightclub Double Murderer Gets 100+ Years -- Minimum
Passaic Nightclub Double Murderer Gets 100+ Years -- Minimum By imposing consecutive sentences of 50 years each for the murders of two people outside a Passaic nightclub – along with 18 more years for the attempted murder of a third victim who survived – a judge ensured that gunman Luis Delcarmen will eventually die in prison. Under New Jersey law, the 27-year-old double murderer from Passaic must serve 85% of the sentence imposed Friday in Paterson by Superior Court Marybel Mercado-Ramirez before he could be eligible for parole. That comes out to 100 years and 3 months. Jurors in January convicted Delcarmen of the murders of Denisse Gonzalez, 22, o…

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by Jerry DeMarco