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Missing Morris County Man Drowned In Lake: Prosecutor Missing Morris County Man Drowned In Lake: Prosecutor
Missing Morris County Man Drowned In Lake: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Morris County man missing since Wednesday, March 6 was found dead, authorities announced. Altariq Hickson was last seen at his home in Roxbury, prior to a missing persons investigation being launched six days later. Hickson’s personal belongings were discovered on Mine Hill Beach, and a search of the area was conducted by the Morris County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, and the Morris County Office of Emergency Management, Morris County Prosecutor Robert  Carroll said. A subsequent search of Sunset Lake by the New Jersey State Police led to the recovery of a body on Tue…
Decade For Saddle Brook Man Whose Drugs Led To Fatal OD: Prosecutors Decade For Saddle Brook Man Whose Drugs Led To Fatal OD: Prosecutors
Decade For Saddle Brook Man Whose Drugs Led To Fatal OD: Prosecutors A 35-year-old Saddle Brook resident was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a fatal overdose in Pequannock Township in 2021, authorities said. David Pezak was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 12, after pleading guilty to strict lability for a drug induced death back in December, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Pequannock Police Chief Daniel Comune said.  On Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 police responded to an unresponsive woman at a residence in Pequannock, authorities said. The woman, identified as A.C., was pronounced dead at…
Police ID Body Of Driver Found In Wooded Area Hours After Car Fire In Morris County Police ID Body Of Driver Found In Wooded Area Hours After Car Fire In Morris County
Police ID Body Of Driver Found In Wooded Area Hours After Car Fire In Morris County Police have identified the driver found dead in a wooded area nearly eight hours after his car was found ablaze in Morris County over the weekend. Anthony Zaccaro's body was located in a wooded area near Lynn Park, in Lincoln Park, about a half-mile from where his car was found burning on Ungerer Road around 7:15 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, according to various news reports and Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll. A GoFundMe for the Sussex man's family says he leaves behind his fiance, Hannah, and two children, Brooklynn and Ryamond. "This unexpected and gutwrenching loss leaves not only …
Man Charged For Providing Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose At Morris County Hotel: Prosecutor Man Charged For Providing Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose At Morris County Hotel: Prosecutor
Man Charged For Providing Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose At Morris County Hotel: Prosecutor A 30-year-old man was charged after providing Fentanyl to a man who later overdosed at a Morris County hotel and died, authorities announced. John P. Rowe, of Budd Lake, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said in a joint release alongside local officials. Officers responding to a report of an unresponsive male at the Mount Olive Days Inn hotel found the 19-year-old victim — identified only as “G.B.” — unconscious on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, Carroll said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital and pronounced de…
Man In $1M Meth Lab Bust, Pal Put Dead Body Under NJ Family's Doghouse, Police Say Man In $1M Meth Lab Bust, Pal Put Dead Body Under NJ Family's Doghouse, Police Say
Man In $1M Meth Lab Bust, Pal Put Dead Body Under NJ Family's Doghouse, Police Say Two Sussex County ex-cons have been accused of relocating human remains found in a Hopatcong home to a doghouse underneath a deck, authorities said. Brian Cheda-Hackembruch, 25, of Andover Township (who you may remember from his involvement in a $1 million meth lab raid), and Matthew R. Thomas, 27, of Newton had found the body of an individual who died of a medical emergency in a Hopatcong home, Andover Township police said. Instead of notifying officials, the pair loaded the victim into the trunk of his or her own vehicle, then hired a towing company to move the car to a street near West L…
Morristown Man Charged With Murder In Train Station Stairwell Homicide, Authorities Say Morristown Man Charged With Murder In Train Station Stairwell Homicide, Authorities Say
Morristown Man Charged With Murder In Train Station Stairwell Homicide, Authorities Say A Morristown man was charged with murder in connection with this week's homicide at a local train station, authorities said Wednesday. Video surveillance showed Lamar A. Harris, 33, with the victim -- identified only as M.P. -- at the train station in the moments leading up to the Morris Street station homicide around 12:30 a.m. March 29, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release. The victim had head injuries and a brick next to his him when his body was discovered on a stairwell in the NJ Transit station, Carroll said alongside local police. An autopsy…
Man's Body Found In Stairwell Of Morristown Train Station Man's Body Found In Stairwell Of Morristown Train Station
Man's Body Found In Stairwell Of Morristown Train Station Authorities were investigating after a man's body was found at the Morristown train station overnight Sunday. The unidentified man's body was found around 12:30 a.m. on a stairwell at the Morris Street station, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said alongside local and county authorities. The incident was being investigated as a homicide, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. Law enforcement agents from the Morris County Sheriff's Office, New Jersey Transit Police Department and Morristown Police Department were at the scene for several hours investigating. An…
Prosecutor: Paterson Man Charged For Causing Fatal Overdose In Bathroom Of Morris County Target Prosecutor: Paterson Man Charged For Causing Fatal Overdose In Bathroom Of Morris County Target
Prosecutor: Paterson Man Charged For Causing Fatal Overdose In Bathroom Of Morris County Target A Paterson man has been charged in connection with a fatal January overdose in the bathroom of a Morris County Target, authorities said. Quamaine T. King, 31, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, Morris County Acting Prosecutor Robert Carroll said Friday in a joint release with other top officials. King is accused of selling heroin and fentanyl to the victim, identified only as M.R., 23, who was found dead from an overdose in the bathroom of Target in Riverdale on Jan. 10, Carroll said. An investigation by the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office determ…
UPDATE: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide UPDATE: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide
Update: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide The hanging death of a person in a Morris County park over the weekend has been ruled a suicide, authorities announced Wednesday. The body was found by a Lewis Morris Park patron in the Sugarloaf section of the park around 2:45 p.m., Sunday, Morris County Park Police Lt. Chris List said. The park was briefly closed and has since reopened, List said.  "The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office ordinarily does not issue public statements on active investigation," Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. "However, given the fact that unsubstantiated statements have circulated on social media, there…
UPDATE: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide UPDATE: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide
Update: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide The hanging death of a person in a Morris County park over the weekend has been ruled a suicide, authorities announced Wednesday. The body was found by a Lewis Morris Park patron in the Sugarloaf section of the park around 2:45 p.m., Sunday, Morris County Park Police Lt. Chris List said. The park was briefly closed and has since reopened, List said.  "The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office ordinarily does not issue public statements on active investigation," Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. "However, given the fact that unsubstantiated statements have circulated on social media, there…
Colleagues Remember Drowned Boater Jason Gil As Caring, Compassionate Medical Tech Colleagues Remember Drowned Boater Jason Gil As Caring, Compassionate Medical Tech
Colleagues Remember Drowned Boater Jason Gil As Caring, Compassionate Medical Tech The community is rallying for the family of a Mount Arlington man who drowned after falling from a boat on Lake Hopatcong this weekend. The body of Jason Gil, 24, was spotted early Monday morning by Jefferson boater, New Jersey State Police said. The boat's operator, Nicholas Zarantonello, 24 of Lake Hopatcong, was under the influence at the time of the incident, NJSP said. He was arrested and charged with boating under the influence, and released pending a court date. More than $2,300 was raised on a GoFundMe for Gil's family as of Monday afternoon. "Jason was a valued employee at T…
UPDATE: Body Of Drowned Boater Recovered, Operator Charged With DUI UPDATE: Body Of Drowned Boater Recovered, Operator Charged With DUI
Update: Body Of Drowned Boater Recovered, Operator Charged With DUI The search for a 24-year-old man who fell off a boat into Lake Hopatcong ended Monday morning, when another boated spotted his body on the lake, authorities said. Jason Gil, 24 of Mount Arlington, fell from a pontoon boat in Jefferson around 7:40 p.m. Saturday evening, New Jersey State Police said. The boat's operator, Nicholas Zarantonello, 24 of Lake Hopatcong, was under the influence at the time of the incident, according to NJSP. Zarantonello was arrested and charged with boating under the influence, and released pending a court date. The Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office was pe…