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Killer Who Made Pit Stop At Cape May Wawa Gets Life In PA Coworker's Murder Killer Who Made Pit Stop At Cape May Wawa Gets Life In PA Coworker's Murder
Killer Who Made Pit Stop At Cape May Wawa Gets Life In PA Coworker's Murder A man described by authorities as a "violent predator" was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday, Sept. 9 for kidnapping, robbing, and killing a Pennsylvania co-worker, authorities announced. Michael Allen Stark, 50, of Royersford, PA was found guilty by a Bucks County jury of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking, flight to avoid apprehension, and abuse of a corpse, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and court records. Stark's victim was 50-year-old Matthew James Branning of Sellersville, who went missing after l…
NJ Man Gets Life For Killing Mom Of Kids, Hiding Body In Chemical Filled Trash Bags NJ Man Gets Life For Killing Mom Of Kids, Hiding Body In Chemical Filled Trash Bags
NJ Man Gets Life For Killing Mom Of Kids, Hiding Body In Chemical Filled Trash Bags A 37-year-old Newark man was sentenced to life in prison without parole for sexually assaulting, stalking and killing the mother of his children and then disintegrating her remains by placing them in a sealed garbage bags filled with chemicals in 2018. Gualberto Lebron was also sentenced to 32 years in prison for additional crimes related to the incident, Acting Essex Prosecutor Theodore Stephens announced Tuesday, May 2. His brother, Gilberto, was sentenced to eight years in prison for assisting Gualberto in disposing of her remains, Stephens said. ALSO SEE: NJ Man Had Help From Broth…
Déjà Vu: Paterson Ex-Con Gets Life With No Parole For 30 Years For Shooting City Dad Of 6 Dead Déjà Vu: Paterson Ex-Con Gets Life With No Parole For 30 Years For Shooting City Dad Of 6 Dead
Déjà Vu: Paterson Ex-Con Gets Life With No Parole For 30 Years For Shooting City Dad Of 6 Dead UPDATE: A Paterson ex-con who was convicted of murder for the second time following a retrial was re-sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of a city father of six. Charles Grant must serve 30 years before he’ll be eligible for parole for killing Isaac "Blaze" Tucker, 40, in 2015 under the sentence imposed by Superior Court Judge Sohail Mohammed on Thursday, Dec. 15. Jurors in Paterson originally convicted Grant four years ago of gunning down Tucker. Grant was serving a life sentence for the killing when a state appeals court overturned the verdict, ruling that certain evidenc…
Imprisoned Gunman Who Killed Wife, Good Samaritan At Clifton Church Wants New Trial Imprisoned Gunman Who Killed Wife, Good Samaritan At Clifton Church Wants New Trial
Imprisoned Gunman Who Killed Wife, Good Samaritan At Clifton Church Wants New Trial A convict who's 10 years into serving two life sentences for shooting and killing his wife and a congregant at a Clifton church wants New Jersey's highest court to overturn his conviction. Joseph "Sanish" Pallipurath, 40, argues in an appeal to the state Supreme Court that his attorney should have mounted an insanity defense during his trial in Superior Court in Paterson in 2011. Reshma James, 24, had been trying to flee an abusive arranged marriage in India that continued after Pallipurath brought her back with him to California, prosecutors said at the time. James obtained a r…
Jersey City Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing Baby Jersey City Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing Baby
Jersey City Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing Baby A 29-year-old Jersey City man will spend the rest of his life in prison for beating an almost-2-year-old boy to death. Andrew Howard-French was sentenced Friday by Hudson County Superior Court Judge Patrick Arre to life in state prison for the 2018 murder of 23-month-old Bryce Sparrow, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office announced. Howard-French must serve 85 percent of 75 years -- or 63 years and 9 months -- before he is eligible for parole. The judge also sentenced Howard-French to five years in state prison for endangering an injured victim, which will run consecutive to the life sent…
Jersey City Man Who Killed Elderly Neighbor During Robbery Gets Life Jersey City Man Who Killed Elderly Neighbor During Robbery Gets Life
Jersey City Man Who Killed Elderly Neighbor During Robbery Gets Life A Jersey City man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after getting a life sentence Friday for a burglary that turned into a brutally violent attack on his elderly neighbor three years ago.  Jeffrey Harley, 53, was sentenced to life subject to the no early release act, meaning he must serve at least 63 years in prison before earning parole eligibility.  Harley previously was convicted of two counts of felony murder, murder, armed robbery, robbery, armed burglary, burglary, and weapons offenses.  Harley was also sentenced to 31 years on the charges aside from murder, …
Carolina Neighbor Sentenced To Life For Shotgun Murders Of New Milford Native, Wife, Mother Carolina Neighbor Sentenced To Life For Shotgun Murders Of New Milford Native, Wife, Mother
Carolina Neighbor Sentenced To Life For Shotgun Murders Of New Milford Native, Wife, Mother A North Carolina man was sentenced to life without parole for the triple shotgun murders of a Bergen County native, his wife and his mother after the family tried filing a restraining order against him. Jurors convicted Jonathan Sander, 56, last week of murdering Sandy, Stephanie and Elaine Mazzella following a three-week trial. Then came the sentencing portion of the hearing on Monday, during which the jury chose that he die naturally in prison rather than be executed. Showing no remorse, Sander accused the Mazzellas of lying, prompting the survivors to walk out of the courtroom, acco…
Judges Reject Appeal By Newark Man Who Beat His Baby Daughter To Death Judges Reject Appeal By Newark Man Who Beat His Baby Daughter To Death
Judges Reject Appeal By Newark Man Who Beat His Baby Daughter To Death A panel of appellate judges Monday upheld the conviction of a Newark man sentenced to life in prison for fatally punching his 20-month-old daughter when the infant refused to eat.  Travis Hartsfield was watching his daughter Asiyah on March 14, 2011, while the girl's mother was working a double shift.  Hartsfield called the girl's mother, Darshelle Joseph, just after midnight and said the child was not breathing. Joseph told Harstfield to call 9-1-1.  A medical exam revealed that the girl had been punched repeatedly and had suffered liver damage. Hartsfield was charged with …
Lodi Man Who Killed Estranged Wife, Fled With Kids Gets Life In Prison Lodi Man Who Killed Estranged Wife, Fled With Kids Gets Life In Prison
Lodi Man Who Killed Estranged Wife, Fled With Kids Gets Life In Prison LODI, N.J. -- Even if John Jordan of Lodi miraculously comes up for possible release after being sentenced to life in prison for murdering his estranged wife, he'd get a parole officer "who hasn't been born yet," the sentencing judge told him. Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian sentenced him to life on Thursday -- Jordan's 51st birthday -- for stabbing 39-year-old Tracy Jordan to death and taking their two young sons to South Carolina in May 2014. Jordan was arrested without incident when he arrived in Greenville, S.C., with the boys at 12:45 a.m. on May 10, 2014.  Hours earli…