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JUSTICE DELAYED: Accused Killer Of Bayonne Mom Finally Extradited To US To Face Murder Charges JUSTICE DELAYED: Accused Killer Of Bayonne Mom Finally Extradited To US To Face Murder Charges
Bayonne Murder Fugitive Erick Acosta Crystal Ojeda A fugitive wanted for the brutal slaying of a Bayonne mom studying to be a nurse 3½ years ago has finally been extradited to the United States to face murder charges. Erick Acosta, 35, fled to Colombia after beating 40-year-old Crystal Ojeda to death with an object that local authorities have yet to identify in a public housing project on Lord Avenue near the Kill Van Kull. It was shortly before 1 p.m. Oct. 9, 2020 that city police responding to a request for a welfare check found the brutally beaten Ojeda. The mother of two, formerly of Jersey City, had been struck in the head and on her …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HIM? Bayonne Man Facing Murder Charge In Girlfriend's Death SEEN HIM? Bayonne Man Facing Murder Charge In Girlfriend's Death
Seen HIM? Bayonne Man Facing Murder Charge In Girlfriend's Death A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Bayonne man wanted for killing his girlfriend in her apartment last week, authorities said Friday. Crystal Ojeda, 40, was found unresponsive with visible trauma around 1 p.m. Oct. 9 in her Lord Avenue apartment by authorities performing a wellness check, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ojeda was pronounced dead approximately an hour later. Erick Acosta, 32, was charged with murder and weapons offenses for the incident, Suarez said. It was not clear how he knew Ojeda. The two were believed to be in a relationship, a spokes…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Intruder Was 'Incoherent' When He Entered Occupied Bayonne Home: Police Intruder Was 'Incoherent' When He Entered Occupied Bayonne Home: Police
Intruder Was 'Incoherent' When He Entered Occupied Bayonne Home: Police A 33-year-old Hoboken resident walked into a Bayonne home Saturday and was scared off by a woman who lives there, police said.  Erick Acosta entered the home near 51st Street and Avenue E through an unlocked front door shortly before 8 a.m. The resident, a 55-year-old woman, was cleaning when Acosta entered. He left when she ordered him out and she called the police.  Acosta was stopped by responding police officers near the home. He appeared unsteady on his feet and kept reaching into his pockets until he pulled out a small vial of what was later determined to be the drug PCP,&nb…

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by Paul Milo