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Federal Jury Convicts NYC Man In $200,000 Shakedown Of Jersey Shore Dad Federal Jury Convicts NYC Man In $200,000 Shakedown Of Jersey Shore Dad
Federal Jury Convicts NYC Man In $200,000 Shakedown Of Jersey Shore Dad Federal jurors in Trenton convicted a Brooklyn man for his role in a plot to strong-arm a Jersey Shore resident into giving him and his accomplices $200,000, authorities said. Endrit Kllogjeri, 27, and his cohorts were tripped up by an undercover detective posing as the Monmouth County victim, federal authorities said. Francis Garzon, 31, took a deal from the government rather than risk the consequences of guaranteed prison time if he was convicted at a trial, pleading guilty last month to his role in the plot. Kllogjeri rolled the dice and lost, however. He, Garzon and an unidentified co…
Victim Stayed Alive Just Long Enough To ID His Killer — Who's Now Been Convicted: Prosecutor Victim Stayed Alive Just Long Enough To ID His Killer — Who's Now Been Convicted: Prosecutor
Victim Stayed Alive Just Long Enough To ID His Killer — Who's Now Been Convicted: Prosecutor Waleik McCollum stayed alive just long enough to identify his killer: Zahir “Peewee” Moore, authorities in Essex County said. A jury convicted 22-year-old Moore of gunning down 19-year-old McCollum, and now he's facing 30 years behind bars, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. Surveillance footage captured Moore lingering outside of McCollum's home on Brookdale and Lindsey avenues before he fired nine times with a .40-caliber handgun on Sept. 29, 2019, Stephens said. McCollum was struck twice, including a gunshot wound to the head. He survived for more than 24 ho…
Fractured Skull Among Injuries NJ Toddler Suffered Before Body Was Found Dismembered: Report Fractured Skull Among Injuries NJ Toddler Suffered Before Body Was Found Dismembered: Report
Fractured Skull Among Injuries NJ Toddler Suffered Before Body Was Found Dismembered: Report A nearly-two-year-old South Jersey boy suffered skull fractures and other broken bones from being hit by his mother before his burned and dismembered body was found in the family's backyard, a forensic anthropologist testified in court, according to NJ Advance Media. Nakira M. Griner, 28, of Bridgeton, is on trial for murdering her son, Daniel Griner, Jr., in February 2019. Griner admitted she struck Daniel after he refused to eat his breakfast the outlet said. She admits to burning and dismembering the boy’s body, but denies intentionally killing him, her defense lawyer said in o…
Hudson Felon Freed Under Bail Reform In Back-To-Back Busts Convicted By Federal Jurors Hudson Felon Freed Under Bail Reform In Back-To-Back Busts Convicted By Federal Jurors
Hudson Felon Freed Under Bail Reform In Back-To-Back Busts Convicted By Federal Jurors A Hudson County ex-con who was arrested with a loaded gun in his car after being busted and released twice for cocaine and heroin possession in the previous few months isn't going anywhere now. Federal jurors in Newark convicted Clarence Gaffney, 36, of Jersey City, of drug and weapons possession earlier this week following a three-day trial, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Police reported finding the coke and smack in Gaffney's underwear and shoe following an Oct. 5, 2019 traffic stop, Sellinger said. He was arrested again, on Dec. 26, 2019, after officers caught him selling …
Mom Of Dead Teaneck Twin Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter Mom Of Dead Teaneck Twin Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter
Mom Of Dead Teaneck Twin Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter The mother of a 7-week-old Teaneck infant who was beaten to death and a twin who was critically injured three years ago this weekend has been charged in connection with the case, authorities announced. Raeshonn Corbo, a 30-year-old Englewood native who was once a promising local high school basketball player, was charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, aggravated assault and child endangerment. The children’s father, Jonathan Melendez of the Bronx, has been awaiting trial on similar charges. Corbo was taken into custody on Thursday, Oct. 20, after a grand jury in Hackensack ret…
Man Found Guilty In Throat Slashing Outside Union County Bar Man Found Guilty In Throat Slashing Outside Union County Bar
Man Found Guilty In Throat Slashing Outside Union County Bar A 45-year-old man has been found guilty of slashing a victim's throat outside of a Union County bar last year, authorities announced. A Union County jury deliberated for nearly three hours before returning a guilty verdict against, Michael G. Johnston, 45, of Winfield Park, last week, nearly a year after the Rahway incident, Union County First Assistant Prosecutor James O. Tansey announced. Johnston and the 25-year-old victim were at Butch Kowal’s Tavern in Rahway, when they began arguing around 1:45 a.m. on Aug. 30, 2021, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Melissa Cap…
Jersey Shore Man, 74, Found Guilty On Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man, 74, Found Guilty On Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man, 74, Found Guilty On Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor A 74-year-old Jersey Shore man was found guilty by a Monmouth County Jury in connection with child pornography charges. During the trial, the man testified that his son, now deceased, had actually downloaded the child abuse files, authorities said. James Simmons, of Freehold Township, was convicted on Wednesday, July 20, of endangering the welfare of a child and distributing child sex abuse material, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. A July 2017 investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, along with NJ ICAC Task Force and th…
GUILTY: Pair Convicted Of Murder In Passaic Drive-By Shooting After COVID-Delayed Case Resumes GUILTY: Pair Convicted Of Murder In Passaic Drive-By Shooting After COVID-Delayed Case Resumes
Guilty: Pair Convicted Of Murder In Passaic Drive-By Shooting After Covid-delayed Case Resumes Two Passaic men were convicted of murder, among other charges, for the drive-by shooting death of a 23-year-old city resident after a previous attempt at prosecuting them was derailed by COVID. Jurors in Paterson found Nelson Vargas, 29, and Christopher Reynoso, 22, guilty of attempted murder, as well, for the wounding of another man in the shooting. Both Vargas and Reynoso were also convicted of conspiracy and weapons offenses. Hansel Castillo was gunned down outside a home on Federal Street on May 15, 2017. Both he and Bryan Cabrera, 20, of Woodland Park, who was wounded in the shooting…
Pair Indicted In Slaying Of Innocent Victim, Beloved NJ Teen On Autism Spectrum Pair Indicted In Slaying Of Innocent Victim, Beloved NJ Teen On Autism Spectrum
Pair Indicted In Slaying Of Innocent Victim, Beloved NJ Teen On Autism Spectrum Two men have been indicted on charges in connection with the April 2021 shooting death of Yahsinn "YaYa" Robinson, an innocent victim on the Autism spectrum, right outside of his South Jersey home, authorities announced. The indictment was returned against Sylas Young, 20, and Kavon Carter, 24 — both of Pemberton — and signed by Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina on Tuesday, March 1. Young was charged with murder (first-degree), conspiracy to commit murder, gang criminality and weapons offenses, while Carter was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, gang criminality and pro…