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Prosecutor: Gunman Surrenders In Franklin Township Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man Prosecutor: Gunman Surrenders In Franklin Township Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man
Prosecutor: Gunman Surrenders In Franklin Township Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man A 45-year-old Somerset County man surrendered to authorities on attempted murder and weapons charges in connection with a May 31 shooting, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday. Johnny Totten, of Somerset, was charged in the incident that left a New Brunswick man injured near Hamilton Street in Franklin Township, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Police were called to the scene around 10:25 p.m., where they found the injured man at the intersection of Matilda Avenue, Robertson said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Count…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pair Of Weekend Shootings Under Investigation In Somerset County Pair Of Weekend Shootings Under Investigation In Somerset County
Pair Of Weekend Shootings Under Investigation In Somerset County A pair of separate Somerset County shootings are under investigation. One incident occurred early Sunday morning near Hamilton Street and Franklin Boulevard, while the other happened near Millstone Road in the early evening, both in Franklin Township, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. A victim of the first incident was found on Elizabeth Street in New Brunswick around 4 a.m., and said they were shot in their car by an individual in another vehicle that fled the scene, Robertson said alongside Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Franklin Township Public…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: California Man Arrested After Trip To New Jersey For Sex With Girl, 14 Prosecutor: California Man Arrested After Trip To New Jersey For Sex With Girl, 14
Prosecutor: California Man Arrested After Trip To New Jersey For Sex With Girl, 14 A 22-year-old California man was arrested after he took a trip to New Jersey where he twice had sex with a 14-year-old girl he had been talking to online, authorities said. Justin R. Ganutan, of Stockton, CA, was having an online relationship with the girl when he traveled from the West Coast to Somerset County, to meet the girl, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said Monday. The victim, a Somerset County resident, told detectives she had sexual intercourse with Ganutan twice in Franklin Township during a trip he took last December specifically to meet her, Robertson said…

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by Cecilia Levine
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FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting
FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting Two 30-year-old men including one from Georgia were arrested with help from the FBI in a barbershop shooting that left a 34-year-old Somerset County man dead, authorities said Thursday. Todd C. Smith, of Edison, and Tayyab A. Ware, of Augusta, GA, were each charged with first-degree murder, robbery and weapon possession following the Nov. 2 killing of 34-year-old Denny Sanchez, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release. Franklin Township police officers responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls around 8:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting at a Hamilton Street barber…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$2,500 Reward Offered In Somerset County Barbershop Shooting $2,500 Reward Offered In Somerset County Barbershop Shooting
$2,500 Reward Offered In Somerset County Barbershop Shooting A $2,500 reward is being offered in the fatal shooting of a 34-year-old man inside of a Somerset County barbershop, authorities said Thursday. Denny Sanchez, of Franklin Park, was shot inside of a Hamilton Street barbershop in Franklin Township around 8:40 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. A spokesperson from the prosecutor's office said the incident occurred on the 500 block of Hamilton Street. Franklin Township police and EMS immediately began administering lifesaving measures, before Sanchez was transported to an area trauma center. Anyone …

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by Cecilia Levine