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Jashyah Moore's NJ Mom Arrested For Abuse, Kids Removed By DCF: Prosecutor
The mom of New Jersey teen Jashyah Moore who was found after several weeks missing has been charged with abuse and neglect, authorities said.
Jamie Moore, 39, of East Orange, had previously been pleading with the public to help find her daughter, Jashyah, 14, who went missing Oct. 14.
The teen girl was found in New York City on Thursday. On Friday, her mom was charged with two counts of second degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
The endangering charges include allegations of physical abuse and also neglect, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and East O…
NJ Correctional Employees Indicted In Beating Of Federal Detainee Who Squirted Liquid At Them
Four Essex County correctional employees were indicted by a grand jury on civil rights charges in the beating last summer of a federal detainee.
The indictment returned in Newark charges Officer Damion James, 41, with assaulting the pretrial detainee at the Essex County Correctional Facility, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
Sgt. Herman Pride, 51, Sgt. Jennifer Whitley, 38, and Lt. Nicholas Palma, 46, were all charged in the indictment with failing to intervene to stop the Aug. 17, 2020 assault, she said, adding that Whitley also was charged with submitting a false report. …
Correctional Officers Beat Detainee As Sergeant Stood By, NJ Feds Charge
Three Essex County correctional officers beat a federal detainee as a sergeant stood by, said authorities who charged all four with civil rights violations.
The detainee – who was being held pending a federal trial -- squirted a mixture of urine, yogurt, and milk onto a correctional officer at the Essex County Correctional Facility (ECCF) the evening of Aug. 17, 2020, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Friday.
The detainee was brought to a disciplinary cell and beaten by Officers Angel Chaparro, 38, Damion James, 40, and Luis Ortiz, 29, in front of Sgt. Herman Pride, 51, Honig said.…
NJ: Montclair Retiree Shared Sex Chats, Child Porn Pics With Boys, Tried To Lure One
A Montclair retiree had sex chats with underage boys, sent them pornographic images and even tried to lure one to have sex with him, said authorities who urged any other potential victims to come forward.
An unidentified social media service tipped off authorities that Keith Matheis, 67, had messaged a child exploitation file to someone, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday.
The Elmwood Park native, it turned out, “engaged in sexually explicit chats with multiple users he believed were under 16 years old,” Grewal said.
He also “arranged to meet one suspected minor chi…
Prosecutor: Brothers Indicted In Slaying Of Newark Woman, 30
Two brothers have been indicted in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old woman from Newark, authorities said.
Gualberto Lebron, 35, was charged on Thursday with murdering Julia Vega, an ex-girlfriend and the mother of his children, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose.
The grand jury also indicted his older brother, Gilberto Lebron, Jr., 36, for helping cover up Vega's murder, Stephens and Ambrose said.
On May 5, 2018, Gualberto Lebron assaulted the mother of his young children at her home in …
Mugshots: Dozens Of Central Jersey Gang Members Busted For Dogfighting, Drugs, Illegal Firearms
An investigation dubbed "Operation Golden State" led to the arrests of more than two dozen Central Jersey gang members on charges ranging from attempted murder, dogfighting, racketeering and more, authorities said Friday.
The 29 suspects from the "Golden State" gang were mostly from from Monmouth and Ocean, involved in more than a dozen recent shootings in Asbury Park, Long Branch, Tinton Falls, Keansburg and Neptune Township, according to Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
The joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office with help from federal, st…
