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Middlesex Man Who Torched Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest Gets 2 Years In Fed Pen Middlesex Man Who Torched Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest Gets 2 Years In Fed Pen
Middlesex Man Who Torched Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest Gets 2 Years In Fed Pen UPDATE: A Middlesex County man must spend the next two years in federal prison for stuffing a rag into the gas tank of a police cruiser and setting it on fire during a riot in Trenton following a protest last year over the death of George Floyd. Justin Spry, 22, of South Plainfield originally claimed on Twitter that he was brutalized by police, but federal authorities produced surveillance video showing otherwise. Spry and two other men involved in the arson attack took deals from the government rather than go to trial. All must serve out their entire sentences because there's no parole in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Armed Robber From Trenton Who Was Shot By Undercover Fed Hit With Heavier Charges Armed Robber From Trenton Who Was Shot By Undercover Fed Hit With Heavier Charges
Armed Robber From Trenton Who Was Shot By Undercover Fed Hit With Heavier Charges An armed robber from Trenton thought he’d found an easy victim in a would-be gun buyer – only it turned out to be an undercover agent who shot him instead, authorities said. Members of a federally-led task force were investigating gun trafficking and other crimes when Jabree Johnson, 28, got into the undercover agent’s car at the Krauszer’s on Greenwood Avenue in Hamilton Township on March 22, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Johnson handed over a semi-automatic handgun that the agent inspected before returning it and asking to see others, Honig said Friday. At that point, Johns…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Trenton Suspect Charged In 'Officer-Involved' Shooting With Federal Agents UPDATE: Trenton Suspect Charged In 'Officer-Involved' Shooting With Federal Agents
Update: Trenton Suspect Charged In 'Officer-Involved' Shooting With Federal Agents A 26-year-old man from Trenton has been charged with attempted murder and robbery of a federal agent, authorities said.  According to the affidavit of probable cause, at about 9 p.m. on Monday, agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were engaged in an undercover operation in Hamilton Township. During the operation, two undercover agents were at Krauszer’s Food Store on Greenwood Avenue. During the operation, a black suspect wearing a black mask approached the undercover vehicle after one of the agents exi…

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by Jon Craig
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Convicted Murderer From Trenton Who Sold Gun, Extended Mag Gets 4 Years In Fed Pen Convicted Murderer From Trenton Who Sold Gun, Extended Mag Gets 4 Years In Fed Pen
Convicted Murderer From Trenton Who Sold Gun, Extended Mag Gets 4 Years In Fed Pen A convicted murderer from Trenton is headed to federal prison for four years for selling an illegal semi-automatic rifle and an extended magazine to a buyer who turned out to be a State Police cooperator. Edwin Gaines, 59, must serve all of the plea-bargained term approved Wednesday by a U.S. District Court judge in Trenton because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan also sentenced Gaines to three years of supervised release under the terms of the deal. The former Jersey City ex-con was among dozens of gun- and drug-running gang members nab…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Police Crash 'Speakeasy-Like' Nightclub, Eject 32 Partiers NJ Police Crash 'Speakeasy-Like' Nightclub, Eject 32 Partiers
NJ Police Crash 'Speakeasy-Like' Nightclub, Eject 32 Partiers Trenton police cleared a duplex home of 32 guests and arrested two adults on cocaine charges on Saturday, authorities said. Most of those partying on the 100 block of Elm Street were teenagers and young adults, police said.  The home had been converted into an overnight club, police said, with music blasting, lights flashing and a disco ball spinning. Luis Santos-Bautista, 28, was charged with multiple counts of cocaine distribution, endangering the welfare of a child and maintaining a nuisance, police said. About 200 grams of cocaine in 152 baggies was recovered by police as well as …

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by Jon Craig
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Reign Of Terror: Feds Charge Ex-Con, 22, In Series Of Armed Carjackings, Robberies In Trenton Reign Of Terror: Feds Charge Ex-Con, 22, In Series Of Armed Carjackings, Robberies In Trenton
Reign Of Terror: Feds Charge Ex-Con, 22, In Series Of Armed Carjackings, Robberies In Trenton A 22-year-old ex-con from Trenton who’s already served 2½ years in state prison could face significantly more federal time if convicted of a string of gunpoint carjackings and robberies. Joshua Perez, 22, was taken into custody after pointing a gun at officers during a raid of his home, authorities said Thursday. Investigators had identified Perez as one of three armed robbers responsible for a Oct. 10 carjacking, another on Dec. 5 and the robbery later than night of a local gas station, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachel A. Honig said. Surveillance cameras captured video of Perez and two other r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Reports: Trenton Man Blackmailed Girlfriend's Teen Sister Into Sex For 'Dark Web' Reports: Trenton Man Blackmailed Girlfriend's Teen Sister Into Sex For 'Dark Web'
Reports: Trenton Man Blackmailed Girlfriend's Teen Sister Into Sex For 'Dark Web' A judge ordered a 24-year-old Trenton man held without bail for blackmailing his girlfriend's then-13-year-old sister into having sex with him on camera, according to several reports and police records. Bryan Cruz convinced the girl to have sex with him several times between September 2018 and June 2019, by telling her if she didn't, then a picture of her holding a bag of marijuana would be leaked by the "dark web," the New York Post reports citing a probable cause affidavit. An investigation was launched last month after the teen told police she got a text message in 2018 telling her …

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by Jon Craig
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FBI: Middlesex Man Tried To Torch Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest FBI: Middlesex Man Tried To Torch Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest
FBI: Middlesex Man Tried To Torch Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest Federal authorities seized a Middlesex County man who they said stuffed a rag into the gas tank of a police cruiser and tried to set it on fire during a riot that erupted in Trenton following what had been a peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd. Justin Spry, 21, of South Plainfield tried claiming on Twitter that he was brutalized by police, but U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said that surveillance video captured him and an accomplice trying to torch the police car Sunday night. “Law enforcement officers on scene observed Spry as he attempted to ignite the vehicle,” …

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by Jerry DeMarco