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NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer
UPDATE: A dental hygienist who was arrested in Bergen County after coming from Rockland to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old girl was sent to state prison for what could be less than a year. Dariush Ghamarnezhad, 42, of Pomona was among 16 men from Bergen, Passaic, Rockland and Westchester counties who were busted by authorities during a five-day 2019 sting operation dubbed “Operation Home Alone." Various law enforcement agencies united to nab men who they said tried to lure youngsters into sex through social media. Just about all of them were arrested when they showed up at a residen…
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Charged With Pulling Gun On Lodi Landscaper
An ex-con who'd served time for killing a 17-year-old boy in a Jersey City park was arrested after Lodi police said he pulled a gun on a landscaper cutting grass near his home. Tashawn Lamar Holmes, 33, "brandished a firearm and advised the victim to leave the property" near his Lawrence Avenue residence, Sgt. Dominic Miller said. Officers secured the scene while detectives obtained a warrant and recovered the 9mm Springfield Armory handgun that was used in the incident, the sergeant said. There were no injuries, he said. Holmes remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail, charg…
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North Bergen Gunman Sentenced In 'Execution Style' NY Apartment Shooting
A 19-year-old gunman from North Bergen has been sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the 2019 shooting death of a Hudson Valley man. Jayden Rodriguez was sentenced to 19 years in state prison to be followed by a period of five years post-release supervision, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh. The crime took place on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, when Rodriguez entered a Spring Valley apartment building and proceeded to fire numerous shots at Emerson Jean-Baptiste, 20, ultimately causing his death, the DA's Office said. Rodriguez …
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: Targeted Victim Beaten By Just-Released Ex-Con, Juvenile, Police Say
A man was beaten, stomped on and bashed in the head with a chair during a vicous brawl Friday night in the food court of the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, authorities said. The melee ignited a panic, with people running for the exits -- and some wrongly telling police they heard gunshots -- around 7 p.m. It also sent the 26-year-old victim from Paterson to the hospital with serious injuries, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Ehrenberg's officers were joined by colleagues from Rochelle Park, Maywood and Fair Lawn who converged on the mall and restored order quickly, witnesses said…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults On Young Girl, Showed Buddy Gets 15 Years
A 28-year-old South Jersey man who videotaped sexual assaults of a young girl was sentenced to 15 years in State Prison, authorities announced Thursday, March 10. Cody Rodriguez must serve the entire term before becoming eligible for parole, under the sentence imposed by the Superior Court Judge Philip E. Haines. Rodriguez in September pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault. The investigation began in March 2021, when Rodriguez showed videos on his phone to a friend, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. That person then told the victim’s parents, who contacted the Pem…
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Repeat Child Porn Offender From Bergen Sentenced To 5 Years
A Bergen County landscaper who was caught collecting child porn for the second time in a decade was sentenced to five years in state prison. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Jakob Menzo, 33, of Waldwick on June 10, 2021. The investigators found that Menzo “used the Internet to view, download, and possess more than 600 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said at the time. SEE: 10 Years After: Bergen Man Busted On Child Porn Charges Again Menzo was living in…
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Allentown Man Gets 3 Years State Prison For Hunterdon County Bank Robbery
An Allentown man was sentenced to three years in New Jersey state prison for his role in a Hunterdon County bank robbery, authorities announced. Felix Gil, 31, passed a note demanding money to a teller at TD Bank in Readington Township and fled with $500 in cash on June 30, 2021, DailyVoice.com reported. Gil plead guilty to third-degree theft on Nov. 19, 2021, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. In addition to a three-year state prison sentence, Gil is forbidden to have contact with the victims, authorities said. He must also avoid the scene of the crime and pay restitution up…
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Philadelphia Man Freed From Life Sentence, Witness Bribed With Sex For Lies
A Philadelphia inmate who served 37 years in state prison walked out of the facility a free man on Tuesday after a federal court tossed his 1984 murder conviction. Willie Stokes, 61, was sentenced to life behind bars after police bribed a witness in his case -- Franklin Lee with -- sex, drugs, and a light sentence in exchange for false testimony in the 1980 case, officials said. A hug from his mom and a corned beef hoagie were what he looked forward to getting most, the Associated Press reports. Lee was being held on unrelated rape and murder charges at the time, and said he "felt weak and …
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Feds: Parole Officers Bust Pedophile Parolee From Paterson With Heroin, Gun, Drug Sales Records
A convicted pedophile from Paterson was charged federally after his parole officers found large amounts of cash on his bed -- and a loaded gun under it, authorities said. Jessie Mayfield, 59, also had 115 heroin folds in a zip-locking bag, a digital scale and a notebook in which he recorded the dates and times of his drug deals, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Friday. Mayfield began dealing drugs sometime after his release from state prison in November 2019, authorities said. Records show he'd served three years and eight months for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl and 12-y…
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Prosecutor: Woman Escapes Bergen Sexual Abuser Who Threatened To Kill Her
A violent New Milford ex-con sexually and physically assaulted a woman -- holding her against her will and threatening to kill her -- before she managed to escape, authorities said. Matthew Harries, 29, remained held Saturday in the Bergen County Jail awaiting a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest by borough police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He’s charged with sexual assault, aggravated assault, criminal restraint and making terroristic threats, as well as simple assault and disorderly conduct, the prosecutor said. Harri…
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Ex-Con Who Once Shot Himself By Accident Nabbed In Paterson Open-Air Drug Bust
An ex-con who once accidentally shot himself was nabbed by Paterson detectives with nearly 225 Oxycodone and Xanax pills, 30 vials of crack and $5,510 in proceeds, authorities said Tuesday. Narcotics detectives responding to community complaints watched as Keith Devita, 27, and Samantha Jackson, 51, sold drugs in small amounts to buyers at the corner of Summer and Van Houten streets, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They followed two buyers out of the area and arrested both, then seized Devita and Jackson, Speziale said. Along with the pills and crack, the detectives seized…
Police & Fire
Convicted Killer From Newark, 52, Gets 10 Years In Fed Pen For Dealing Heroin
A Newark career criminal who once shot and killed a Paterson man must spend the next 10 years in federal prison for dealing heroin. Shawn Alexander, 52, has spent all but three of the past 27 years in custody, including three stints in state prison, records show. His most serious conviction followed the cold-blooded killing of a Paterson man in 1994. Alexander and a companion had been carjacked by Barry “Bistro” Chapman when they went looking for revenge, authorities said at the time. Chapman had humiliated Alexander and Dwayne Poindexter, taking their BMW, along with cash and jewelry, au…
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Feds: Imprisoned Paterson Dealer Admits Selling Heroin That Killed User From Warwick, NY
A twice-imprisoned drug dealer from Paterson admitted he sold the heroin that killed a user from Orange County, NY. Shameik "Homeboy" Byrd, 31, who’s currently serving a state prison sentence, told a federal judge via videoconference in Newark that the death of 25-year-old Kean Cabral of Warwick was caused by heroin from the batch of “Trap Queen” that he’d been selling. State authorities tried to prosecute Byrd and a couple who they said bought the drugs from him and sold some to Cabral in April 2016. They were over-ruled, however, by the New Jersey Supreme Court, which said they didn’t ha…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Former Warren County Municipal Tax Collector, 50, Stole Payments Totaling $824K
A Warren County woman admitted stealing more than $800,000 in payments while working as a municipal tax collector for three townships, authorities said. Rachellyn Mosher, 50, misappropriated a total of $824,000 from taxpayers in White, Harmony and Lopatcong Township between 2013 and 2018, Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a joint release. Mosher, of Lopatcong, pleaded guilty to official misconduct in Hunterdon County Superior Court Wednesday, Pfeiffer said. She is required as per a plea agreement to spend five years in state prison with a four-year mandatory minimum before the poss…
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Just-Released Prison Pair Busted In Paterson: 4,150 Heroin Folds, Two Handguns Guns Seized
Two convicts who’d only just been released from state prison operated a drug den from a Paterson apartment, said authorities who seized 4,151 heroin folds and two handguns -- each with high-capacity magazines -- during a raid. Among three accused dealers who used the apartment to store drugs for a nonstop walk-up business on Hamilton Avenue were Xavier Fulmore, 25, and Jamere Williams, 27, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Fulmore had only just been released from state prison three months ago Thursday after serving three separate stretches covering three combined years, records sh…
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Ex-Con With 30-Year Record Busted On Drug-Dealing Charges In Hackensack
An ex-con from Passaic County who's spent much of the past 30 years behind bars was arrested in Hackensack on drug-dealing charges. Anthony Hendley, 57, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail after detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office took him into custody around 3 p.m. Tuesday at a single-family home on Pink Street, a quiet block near the South Hackensack border, records show. Hendley, who previously lived in Passaic and Paterson, is charged with distributing/manufacturing heroin, cocaine and prescription drugs, as well as conspiracy, among other offenses. Hen…
Police & Fire
Landlord Gets Three Years In Deaths Of Little Ferry Girl, 5, Grandmother In Fire
A landlord who failed to follow state codes was sentenced Friday to a plea-bargained three years in state prison for a 2016 fire that killed a 5-year-old Little Ferry girl and her grandmother. "Today was a very difficult time for me and my family," wrote one of the victims after Gary L’Heruex, 61, of Tenafly was sentenced in Superior Court in Hackensack. "We had to relieve that night where we almost lost our lives in that horrible fire. "It took almost four years, but today, we got justice," she added. "Now we can finally start healing and those two precious people that passed can finally …
Police & Fire
JC Teacher From Lyndhurst Gets 5 Years For Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl
A former Jersey City charter school teacher who admitted having sex with an eighth-grade girl at what was then her Lyndhurst home must serve at least four years and three months in state prison before she’ll be eligible for parole. Lauren Coyle-Mitchell, 36, was sentenced last Friday to a plea-bargained five years in state prison, 85% of which she must serve before being eligible for parole with lifetime supervision. Coyle-Mitchell also must register as a Megan’s Law offender, can never hold a teaching or government job again and is permanently prohibited from any contact with the victim. …
Police & Fire
Fresh From Prison, Mahwah Career Criminal Busted Yet Again -- For Purse Theft
A Mahwah ex-con with a 25-year criminal history was arrested in Secaucus by police who said they found him with a woman’s purse stolen during a pair of car burglaries. Only just released from state prison six months ago, 45-year-old Christopher Murano was caught with the goods just before 1 a.m. last Tuesday, Secaucus police said. He also had an outstanding warrant, they said. Secaucus police charged Murano with two counts of theft and sent him to the Hudson County Correctional Center. Records show he subsequently was released pending further court action. Murano was released from state p…
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