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BAIL REFORM: Accused Felon Freed By Judge Guns Down Fellow Paterson Man, 22, Authorities Charge BAIL REFORM: Accused Felon Freed By Judge Guns Down Fellow Paterson Man, 22, Authorities Charge
Bail Reform: Accused Felon Freed By Judge Guns Down Fellow Paterson Man, 22, Authorities Charge Erlyn Nunez had spent all of five days in jail after being busted on a gun charge when a judge freed him earlier this year under New Jersey's bail reform law. Less than a month later, authorities said, he shot and killed a 22-year-old fellow Paterson resident. Nunez was originally arrested on a weapons charge in Paterson on April 21. A judge ordered him released from the Bergen County Jail on April 26, records show. On May 21, Paterson police responded to a reported shooting in the area of East 13th and River streets. They found a mortally wounded man whom authorities have, for some u…
East Orange Pair Charged In Newark Man's Murder: Prosecutor East Orange Pair Charged In Newark Man's Murder: Prosecutor
East Orange Pair Charged In Newark Man's Murder: Prosecutor Two men have been charged with murder and one with various related offenses in last month's shooting death of a 29-year-old Newark man, authorities said. Jamaal Mahorn, 37, and Buddy Randolph, 40, both of East Orange, were arrested in the death of Khalif Ligon, 29, on Sept. 7, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. Police called to a shooting on the 100 block of Roseville Avenue in Newark around 1:50 a.m. found Ligon suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 2:17 a.m. Both Mahorn and Randolph ar…
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Setting Fire To House With People  Inside Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Setting Fire To House With People  Inside
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Setting Fire To House With People Inside A 27-year-old man from the Jersey Shore was sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for setting a home on fire, authorities said. Jamal Preston of Egg Harbor Township was sentenced as a result of a previously entered guilty plea to aggravated arson, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.  The sentencing was on Friday, June 3 and included a weapons charge. On August 20, 2020, Preston was involved in an altercation with another individual in the Manitou Park section of Berkeley Township. When Officers from the Berkeley Township Police Department…
Route 17 Stop: NY State Ex-Con Had Drugs, Ammo, Rochelle Park PD Says Route 17 Stop: NY State Ex-Con Had Drugs, Ammo, Rochelle Park PD Says
Route 17 Stop: NY State Ex-Con Had Drugs, Ammo, Rochelle Park PD Says An upstate New York ex-con busted for drugs two months ago was illegally carrying hollow-point ammo, along with some drugs, when he was stopped on Route 17 before dawn Tuesday, Rochelle Park police said. Stephone Salley, 25, of Schenectady had been free pending trial since early June, when New York State Police said they found him carrying heroin, cocaine, fentanyl and a drug cutting agent in the Orange County, NY town of Newburgh, records show. Rochelle Park Police Officer Chris Kiszka pulled Salley over at the Exxon station on the northbound highway around 2 a.m. Tuesday after spotting se…
Jersey Shore Teenager Gets Probation In Shooting, Robbery Jersey Shore Teenager Gets Probation In Shooting, Robbery
Jersey Shore Teenager Gets Probation In Shooting, Robbery An 18-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been sentenced to probation in connection with a shooting, authorities said. Michael Jedziniak of Seaside Park was sentenced to a four-year suspended sentence on Monday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Jedziniak previously pled guilty to armed robbery and a weapons charge, Billhimer said on Tuesday.  In lieu of incarceration at a juvenile corrections facility as requested by the county prosecutor, Superior Court Judge Kimarie Rahill imposed a term of 18 months probation under the supervision o…
Police: Prostitute, Accomplices Nabbed After Robbing John With Shotgun, Bat At Wayne Hotel Police: Prostitute, Accomplices Nabbed After Robbing John With Shotgun, Bat At Wayne Hotel
Police: Prostitute, Accomplices Nabbed After Robbing John With Shotgun, Bat At Wayne Hotel A would-be customer who thought he was patronizing a prostitute at a Wayne motel got robbed, instead, after the hooker let in a pair of armed companions – all of whom were later caught, authorities said. The victim told police he’d met a woman at the Days Inn on Route 23 “for the purpose of paying her for sex,” Detective Capt. Dan Daly said Tuesday. Soon after she arrived, there was a knock at the door, he said. The woman opened the door and let in another woman, who was carrying a bag, and a man who was carrying a guitar case, the victim told police. Both were wearing hoods and masks, he…
ROAD RAGE: Bogota Motorist Angered By Female Student Driver Pulls Knife, Police Say ROAD RAGE: Bogota Motorist Angered By Female Student Driver Pulls Knife, Police Say
Road Rage: Bogota Motorist Angered By Female Student Driver Pulls Knife, Police Say A Bogota man angered by the pace of a student driver pulled a knife on her boyfriend and then barricaded himself in his home when police arrived, authorities said. Christopher Meli, 51, was upset with a temporary backup on Leonia Avenue as a man was teaching his girlfriend to parallel park on Monday, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Meli began honking his horn and exchanged words with the 29-year-old man before initially leaving, Cole said. He then returned with a pocket knife and threatened him, the sergeant said. Meli barricaded himself when police arrived but surrendered a short time later, Co…
Philly Man Wanted In Fatal Stabbing At AC Hard Rock Hotel Turns Himself In, Prosecutor Says Philly Man Wanted In Fatal Stabbing At AC Hard Rock Hotel Turns Himself In, Prosecutor Says
Philly Man Wanted In Fatal Stabbing At AC Hard Rock Hotel Turns Himself In, Prosecutor Says A 59-year-old man wanted in connection with the stabbing death of his Philadelphia girlfriend has surrendered,  authorities said.  Frankie E. Lane, also of Philadelphia, was wanted on murder and weapons charges in the fatal stabbing of 57-year-old Sharon Whaley, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Lane turned himself in to detectives without incident on Monday night at the  prosecutor's office, Tyner said. The alleged fatal stabbing occurred Friday night at Atlantic City's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tyner said. "We continue to work diligently in …
Whiskey With A Chaser: Hackensack Woman Charged With Swinging Knife At BF Over Bottle Of Booze Whiskey With A Chaser: Hackensack Woman Charged With Swinging Knife At BF Over Bottle Of Booze
Whiskey With A Chaser: Hackensack Woman Charged With Swinging Knife At BF Over Bottle Of Booze A Hackensack woman slammed a refrigerator door on her boyfriend's hand and then lunged at him with a knife after arguing over a bottle of whiskey, authorities said. The victim told police that Victoria Centeno "wrestled with him and slammed the refrigerator door on his hand when he attempted to leave the apartment with the whiskey they had both been drinking," Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Centeno, a 28-year-old office manager, "then grabbed a kitchen knife and swung it at the victim, narrowly missing him before he was able to get outside and wait for police," DeWitt said. Officers responding …
NJ Woman Who Pointed Gun At Construction Worker Brings SWAT Presence To Apartment Complex NJ Woman Who Pointed Gun At Construction Worker Brings SWAT Presence To Apartment Complex
NJ Woman Who Pointed Gun At Construction Worker Brings SWAT Presence To Apartment Complex A 31-year-old woman accused of pointing a gun at a construction worker outside her apartment complex was arrested after a standoff with police Thursday, authorities said. Celeste E. Jensen, of Somerville, jailed on weapons related charges pending a bail hearing, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Police were called to the Brookside Apartments on Brookside Avenue in Somerville on reports that a woman flashed a gun at construction workers doing maintenance at the complex around 4:45 p.m., Robertson said alongside other authorities. The worker pointed police to Jensen,…
Lakewood Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison On Fentanyl, Weapons Charges Lakewood Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison On Fentanyl, Weapons Charges
Lakewood Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison On Fentanyl, Weapons Charges A 35-year-old Lakewood man was sentenced to seven years in state prison, authorities said. Sherod Coleman was sentenced on Friday, said Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer. He was sentenced to seven years with a 42-month period of parole ineligibility. Coleman previously entered a guilty plea to possession with the intent to distribute Fentanyl. Judge Michael T. Collins also sentenced Coleman to five years with no parole eligibility in connection with his guilty plea on a weapons charge. The sentences will run concurrently. Coleman pled guilty to both charges on Sept.…