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Shooter In Elizabeth Killing Who Fled To Britain Sentenced To 60 Years Shooter In Elizabeth Killing Who Fled To Britain Sentenced To 60 Years
Shooter In Elizabeth Killing Who Fled To Britain Sentenced To 60 Years An Elizabeth man who fled the country after committing a fatal drive-by shooting in the city seven years ago was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in prison, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Eslam Gad was found guilty of murdering 21-year-old Anthony Holmes Jr. in June. Holmes, of Pemberton, was with friends and family at 3rd and Pine streets on Aug. 8, 2012 when someone in a Ford Mustang drove up and opened fire. Holmes, who was not the target, was shot and died the following day.  Gad was identified as the suspect following an investigation by the prosecutor's offic…

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by Paul Milo
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Several Elizabeth Sex Offenders Arrested For Failing To Register: Prosecutor Several Elizabeth Sex Offenders Arrested For Failing To Register: Prosecutor
Several Elizabeth Sex Offenders Arrested For Failing To Register: Prosecutor A total of 14 people, almost all of them Elizabeth residents, were arrested in a crackdown on convicted sex offenders who failed to comply with reporting requirements under Meghan's Law, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.  Operation Roll Call was carried out over the course of a week by personnel from agencies including the Attorney General's office, Union County Sheriff, State Police, Elizabeth police, the U.S. Marshals as well as the prosecutor.  The fugitive suspects are all required to keep law enforcement notified of their whereabouts and inform them of thei…

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by Paul Milo
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Rahway Man Gets 13 Years For Selling Deadly Crack-Fentanyl Cocktail Rahway Man Gets 13 Years For Selling Deadly Crack-Fentanyl Cocktail
Rahway Man Gets 13 Years For Selling Deadly Crack-Fentanyl Cocktail A Rahway drug dealer who sold a lethal cocktail of narcotics that killed at least three people was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in state prison, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said. George Rayford, 39, must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole. Rayford sold crack cocaine laced with fentanyl from his Whelan Place home on Dec. 22, 2017. Fentanyl is an opioid several times more potent than heroin. An investigation revealed the drugs were responsible for the deaths of Nicole Taylor, 41; Kacina Vanderburg, 53; and 67-year-old Harold Johnston. Th…

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by Paul Milo
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Suspected Shooter From Elizabeth Who Fled U.S. Found Guilty Of Murder Suspected Shooter From Elizabeth Who Fled U.S. Found Guilty Of Murder
Suspected Shooter From Elizabeth Who Fled U.S. Found Guilty Of Murder An Elizabeth man Friday was convicted on all charges stemming from a shooting seven years ago that claimed the life of a 21-year-old Pemberton resident, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said. On Aug. 8, 2012, Anthony Holmes Jr. was with friends and family near 3rd and Pine streets when someone in a Ford Mustang drove up and opened fire. Holmes, who was not the target, was hit and died at University Hospital in Newark the next day. The prosecutor’s office as well as the Union County Sheriff and Elizabeth police identified Eslam Gad, 30, as the suspect. In 2016, Gad, who fled the country…

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by Paul Milo