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Weapons Arsenal Sends NJ White Supremacist To Federal Prison For 62 Months Weapons Arsenal Sends NJ White Supremacist To Federal Prison For 62 Months
Weapons Arsenal Sends NJ White Supremacist To Federal Prison For 62 Months A Sussex County man who was once stabbed in a biker bar brawl was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for an assortment of illegal weapons and ammo found by authorities after he crashed his van. Joseph Rubino, 59, of Lafayette Township, will have to serve just about all of the 62-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. He remained temporarily held at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia on New Year's Eve pending assignment to a long-term facility. NJ State Police said they spotted some of the arsenal in a white Chevy Express van dr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Driver Caught With 14 Guns, Ammo, White Supremacist Materials After Crash Takes Plea Deal NJ Driver Caught With 14 Guns, Ammo, White Supremacist Materials After Crash Takes Plea Deal
NJ Driver Caught With 14 Guns, Ammo, White Supremacist Materials After Crash Takes Plea Deal A Sussex County man admitted in federal court that he had an arsenal of guns and ammo, some of which was in his van when it crashed into a tree off Route 80. Authorities who searched the vehicle and Lafayette Township home of Joseph Rubino, 59, after the July 2019 crash in Allamuchy said they also found white supremacist and racially-charged propaganda, along with illegal drugs. A medical chopper took Rubino and his 55-year-old passenger to Morristown Medical Center, New Jersey State Police said at the time. Both were seriously injured, they said. Search warrants were obtained after troope…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Weapons Arsenal, White Supremacist Material Seized From Sussex County Man In Van Crash Feds: Weapons Arsenal, White Supremacist Material Seized From Sussex County Man In Van Crash
Feds: Weapons Arsenal, White Supremacist Material Seized From Sussex County Man In Van Crash A Sussex County man who was once stabbed in a biker bar brawl was found with an assortment of illegal weapons and ammo, along with white supremacist and racially-charged propaganda, after he crashed his van, federal authorities said. NJ State Police said they spotted some of the arsenal in a white Chevy Express van driven by Joseph Rubino, 57, of Lafayette Township, after it crashed into a tree off Route 80 in Allamuchy on July 24. A medical chopper took Rubino and his passenger, 55-year-old Kenneth Coe of Bayonne, to Morristown Medical Center, the NJSP said at the time. The federal Bureau…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pair OK After Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In North Jersey Field Pair OK After Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In North Jersey Field
Pair OK After Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In North Jersey Field Two people aboard a small plane survived an emergency landing late Sunday afternoon in northwest New Jersey, State Police confirmed. A distress call was transmitted from the craft over Lake Hopatcong in Sussex County just after 4 p.m., responders said. The Cessna 172 then landed hard in Lafayette Township, eight or so miles from Sussex County Airport and about 25 miles south of the New York State border, NJSP Lawrence Peele confirmed. The craft sustained minor damage, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco