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'Execution-Style' Neptune Township Killers Sentenced 'Execution-Style' Neptune Township Killers Sentenced
2022 Neptune Township Double Murder Sentencing Two men were sentenced to prison time for their roles in what prosecutors called an "execution-style" double murder of a young man and woman in Neptune Township nearly two years ago. Gabriel Braithwaite, 21, of Keansburg was sentenced to 40 years in state prison on Friday, Jan. 5, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced. Braithewaite pleaded guilty in July 2023 to three charges, including two counts of first-degree murder. Jeron Dearin, 24, of Aberdeen was sentenced to five years in state prison. He also pleaded guilty in July 2023 to one count of conspiracy to commit aggravat…

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by Chris Spiker
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Colombian National Who Raped Pre-Teen While On Job In Bergen Gets 40 Years, Faces Deportation Colombian National Who Raped Pre-Teen While On Job In Bergen Gets 40 Years, Faces Deportation
Colombian National Who Raped Pre-Teen While On Job In Bergen Gets 40 Years, Faces Deportation A self-employed handyman was sentenced to 40 years in prison for raping a pre-teen while working at a Bergen County home. Jurors this past May convicted Alejandro Velasquez-Martinez, a 48-year-old Colombian national living in Morristown, of sexually assaulting the girl while doing tile repairs in her family’s home in Demarest the morning of August 19, 2019. Velasquez-Martinez was arrested a short time later in Demarest and has remained in the Bergen County Jail since then. His next stop isn’t certain. If he goes to state prison, Velasquez-Martinez will have to serve 34 years before he’ll …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Gets 30 Years For Strangling Woman During Argument Over Cocaine In Long Branch Man Gets 30 Years For Strangling Woman During Argument Over Cocaine In Long Branch
Man Gets 30 Years For Strangling Woman During Argument Over Cocaine In Long Branch A Monmouth County man who admitted to killing a woman in his Long Branch home has been sentenced to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison, authorities said. Christopher "Chato" Aparicio-Reyes, 28, must serve at least 25 years of his sentence prior to the possibility of parole under the provisions of New Jersey’s No Early Release Act, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. The 40-year-old victim reportedly stole cocaine and a $50 bill from Aparicio-Reyes as he snorted, sparking an argument and fatal beating, according to earlier news accounts…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Who Sexually Assaulted Child For Years Gets 40 Years: Monmouth Prosecutor Man Who Sexually Assaulted Child For Years Gets 40 Years: Monmouth Prosecutor
Man Who Sexually Assaulted Child For Years Gets 40 Years: Monmouth Prosecutor A 39-year-old man from Asbury Park man, who sexually abused a juvenile over multiple years, was sentenced to 40 years in New Jersey State Prison, authorities said. Julian B. Hart will be required to serve at least 85 percent of the first 40 years of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole under the provisions of New Jersey’s No Early Release Act, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. The charges stem from an investigation that was launched  following a report made by the victim in the summer of 2021. The investigation revealed that Hart repeatedly sexua…

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by Jon Craig
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Asbury Park Woman Admits Causing Toddler's Heroin-Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor Asbury Park Woman Admits Causing Toddler's Heroin-Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor
Asbury Park Woman Admits Causing Toddler's Heroin-Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Asbury Park woman has admitted to being responsible for the death of her 2-year-old son due to a drug overdose, authorities said. Quanique Smith pleaded guilty on Wednesday, May 24 to second-degree aggravated manslaughter, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago Shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan. 5,  Asbury Park police responded to an apartment on the 100 block of Langford Street for an unresponsive child.  Police found the child, who was rushed to a local hospital, where despite lifesaving efforts he was pronounced dead s…

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by Jon Craig
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OTHER SHOE DROPS: Young NJ Armed Robber Spits On Deal, Gets 23 Years Without Parole OTHER SHOE DROPS: Young NJ Armed Robber Spits On Deal, Gets 23 Years Without Parole
Other Shoe Drops: Young NJ Armed Robber Spits On Deal, Gets 23 Years Without Parole UPDATE: A state judge in Paterson on Friday hammered a 22-year-old Garfield man who was convicted of robbing four different victims at gunpoint in a one-man crime spree. Jimmy German rejected a plea offer from prosecutors and lost big when it came time to face the music. Superior Court Judge Justine A. Niccollai sentenced German to 27 years in state prison -- 85% of which must be served under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act before he’ll be eligible for parole -- during a brief court proceeding on March 31. That’s 23 years before German will taste freedom again, longer than he's been aliv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ex-Con Gets 10 Years As Accomplice To Still-Unidentified Killer Of Beloved Paterson DoorDasher Ex-Con Gets 10 Years As Accomplice To Still-Unidentified Killer Of Beloved Paterson DoorDasher
Ex-Con Gets 10 Years As Accomplice To Still-Unidentified Killer Of Beloved Paterson DoorDasher An ex-con was sentenced to a plea-bargained 10 years in state prison for his role in the cold-blooded killing of a DoorDash driver as she made a delivery in Paterson three years ago, authorities said. Authorities haven’t said whether Quadir Whitaker, 37, of East Orange has cooperated with their attempts to identify the shooter who ambushed 43-year-old Petra Rhoden the night of Oct. 4, 2019. That unfortunately leaves the case open -- and loved ones, friends and others who cared for Rhoden still without closure. Whitaker was driving as he and the mystery killer followed Rhoden from a pickup …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ex-NJ McDonald's Worker Gets More Prison Time For 'Practical Joke' Armed Robbery Ex-NJ McDonald's Worker Gets More Prison Time For 'Practical Joke' Armed Robbery
Ex-NJ McDonald's Worker Gets More Prison Time For 'Practical Joke' Armed Robbery A 54-year-old man was sentenced to time in New Jersey State Prison for using a fake gun to rob his former employer, McDonald's during what he said was a "practical joke" while out on bail for another robbery, authorities announced. During a Friday hearing, Union County Superior Court Judge Robert A. Kirsch ruled that Plainfield's Thomas H. Outland must serve a minimum of 85% of the sentence before the possibility of parole, under the provisions of New Jersey’s No Early Release Act.  Outland and an unidentified co-conspirator both wearing ski masks and holding guns entered the Route 22 …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two Men Sentenced In Asbury Park Daytime Shooting Two Men Sentenced In Asbury Park Daytime Shooting
Two Men Sentenced In Asbury Park Daytime Shooting Two men have been sentenced to a total of over 60 years in New Jersey state prison in connection with the 2019 midday shooting of two men inside their vehicle, authorities said. Gary Brooks Jr., 30, and Jonathan Marvine, 28, both of Neptune Township, were sentenced on Monday, June 20, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Both defendants were previously convicted after an October 2021 jury trial. On Aug. 2, 2019 at 11:05 a.m., Asbury Park and Neptune Township police responded.to multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired at Monroe Avenue's …

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by Jon Craig
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SENTENCED: Drugged Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Could Be Out In 22½ Years SENTENCED: Drugged Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Could Be Out In 22½ Years
Sentenced: Drugged Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Could Be Out In 22½ Years UPDATE: A drug-addicted Sussex County driver who killed a father, son and gas station attendant in a horrific crash on Route 23 in Wayne three years ago was sentenced to a plea-bargained 25½ years without parole in state prison. Jason Vanderee, 32, of Vernon Township, apologized to the survivors during his sentencing in Superior Court in Paterson on Thursday, March 3. His mother also begged for leniency. Superior Judge Marilyn C. Clark held fast to the terms of the plea deal, saying that she hoped it would “bring some degree of justice to the families who have suffered such grievous lo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Stripper Gets 17 Years Without Parole In Gang Rape At Passaic Gentleman's Club Stripper Gets 17 Years Without Parole In Gang Rape At Passaic Gentleman's Club
Stripper Gets 17 Years Without Parole In Gang Rape At Passaic Gentleman's Club An "exotic dancer" must spend at least 17 years in state prison before she’ll be eligible for parole for her part in the video-recorded gang rape of another stripper during an after-hours party at a Passaic nightclub. In addition to the prison term she received on Tuesday, Trystal Lozada, 28, also must register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law, remain under lifetime parole supervision and have no contact with the victim. Jurors in Paterson convicted Michael Ramirez, 39, and Lozada in December 2019 of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and criminal sexual contract following an eigh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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No Parole For 10 Years For Confessed Pedophile Who Sexually Assaulted Child In Clifton, Passaic No Parole For 10 Years For Confessed Pedophile Who Sexually Assaulted Child In Clifton, Passaic
No Parole For 10 Years For Confessed Pedophile Who Sexually Assaulted Child In Clifton, Passaic The family of an 8-year-old child who was sexually assaulted by a Passaic man in two different homes participated in his sentencing Friday via Zoom, authorities said. Eloy Hernandez-Garcia, 59, was arrested last October following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit. Rather than go to trial, Hernandez-Garcia took a deal from prosecutors, pleading guilty to two counts of sexual sexual assault on a child at homes in both Passaic and Clifton, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said. Superior Court Judge Justine A. Niccollai sentenced Hernande…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Man, 68, Who Sexually Assaulted Three Kids Could Be Out In Less Than 7 Years Paterson Man, 68, Who Sexually Assaulted Three Kids Could Be Out In Less Than 7 Years
Paterson Man, 68, Who Sexually Assaulted Three Kids Could Be Out In Less Than 7 Years A Paterson man will be 75 before he'll be eligible for parole under a plea-bargained sentence handed down this week for sexually assaulting three children over the course of several years. Ramon Torres, 68, was arrested in November 2019 by detectives from the Passaic County Special Victims Unit. An investigation found that Ramon had “committed acts of sexual contact upon three children under the age of thirteen with whom he was acquainted…between the years of 1985 and 2019 in the City of Paterson,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said. Rather than go to trial, Torres pleaded guil…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Recorded Gang Rape Of Stripper Gets Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager 25½ Years Without Parole Recorded Gang Rape Of Stripper Gets Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager 25½ Years Without Parole
Recorded Gang Rape Of Stripper Gets Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager 25½ Years Without Parole A Passaic nightclub employee must spend at least 25½ years in state prison before he’ll be eligible for parole for his part in the video-recorded gang rape of a dancer during an after-hours party following his sentencing Tuesday. In addition to the prison term, Superior Judge Marybel Mercado-Ramirez ordered Michael Ramirez, 39, to register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law and remain under parole supervision for life. Jurors in Paterson convicted Ramirez and dancer Trystal Lozada in December 2019 of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and criminal sexual contract following an eight-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Warren Man Who Sexually Abused Child, 6, Gets Nearly 13 Years In Prison Before Possible Parole Warren Man Who Sexually Abused Child, 6, Gets Nearly 13 Years In Prison Before Possible Parole
Warren Man Who Sexually Abused Child, 6, Gets Nearly 13 Years In Prison Before Possible Parole A 31-year-old Warren County man convicted of sexually assaulting a child must serve nearly 13 years in state prison before he'll be eligible for parole after being sentenced this week. Justin D. Williams, of Oxford Township, digitally penetrated the victim over five years between June 2008 and June 2013 in Washington Borough and Washington Township, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said.  Williams was convicted last August of seven counts in a 14-count indictment, as well as of child endangerment for other incidents that the prosecutor said occurred between 2013 an…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Burlington Man, 31, Admits Having Child Pornography Burlington Man, 31, Admits Having Child Pornography
Burlington Man, 31, Admits Having Child Pornography A 31-year-old Burlington City man will be sentenced to a plea-bargained three years in state prison for possessing child pornography, authorities said. Dan Harris of Juniper Street pleaded guilty to a single count of child endangerment earlier this month in exchange for leniency at a June 17 sentencing, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Detectives began investigating Harris after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Coffina said.  They found that he was uploading images of naked pre-pubescent boys, the prosecutor said. Harris was…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Who Sold Fentanyl, Heroin That Killed Ocean County User Gets 7 Years In Prison Man Who Sold Fentanyl, Heroin That Killed Ocean County User Gets 7 Years In Prison
Man Who Sold Fentanyl, Heroin That Killed Ocean County User Gets 7 Years In Prison A Lacey Township resident who sold a mix of heroin and fentanyl that killed a 25-year-old Berkeley man last spring must spend nearly six years in state prison before he’s eligible for parole. Charles Rice, 58, was sentenced Friday in Toms River to a plea-bargained seven years behind bars, 85 percent of which he must serve under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act, for manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski also sentenced Rice to a concurrent six-year sentence for distributing heroin and fentanyl. Rice pleaded guilty to both cha…

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by Jerry DeMarco