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Armed PA Felon Who Hid From Cops In Dump Truck Heads Back To Prison: Sussex County Prosecutor Armed PA Felon Who Hid From Cops In Dump Truck Heads Back To Prison: Sussex County Prosecutor
Armed PA Felon Who Hid From Cops In Dump Truck Heads Back To Prison: Sussex County Prosecutor An armed PA felon who had been out of jail for less than a week and hid in a dump truck in an attempt to avoid police is back behind bars, authorities said. Travon Johnson, 21, of Easton, was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in state prison with a mandatory period of parole ineligibility of 5 years and a credit for 574 days jail already served, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart announced. Johnson pleaded guilty to second-degree certain persons not to possess firearms, unlawful possession of a handgun, and resisting arrest by flight during an incident on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. John…
Former Sussex County College Student Arrested For Threats, Prompting 2-Day Closure: Police Former Sussex County College Student Arrested For Threats, Prompting 2-Day Closure: Police
Former Sussex County College Student Arrested For Threats, Prompting 2-Day Closure: Police A former student at Sussex County Community College allegedly threatened to harm an employee, prompting a two-day evacuation and investigation that eventually led to his arrest for terroristic threats, authorities said. Newton Police responded to the reported threat just before 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 22, the department said in a release. The college was subsequently evacuated and closed for the rest of the evening, as well as the following day. Karl V. Taguinod, 24, was arrested at his Sparta home following an investigation by the Newton Police Department and the Sussex County Prosecutor’…
Assault By Auto Charges For Drunk Driver Who Fled Scene Of Serious Sussex County Crash: Police Assault By Auto Charges For Drunk Driver Who Fled Scene Of Serious Sussex County Crash: Police
Assault By Auto Charges For Drunk Driver Who Fled Scene Of Serious Sussex County Crash: Police A Monmouth County driver was slapped with assault by auto and other serious charges for leaving the scene of a drunken Sussex County crash that seriously injured two people, authorities said. Michael J. McGhee, of Oceanport, was charged with two counts of assault by auto, DWI, possession of a false government document, reckless and careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, failure to report an accident, as well as violations for lack of insurance and probationary offenses following the crash on Sunday, June 12, Byram Township Police said in a release on Friday, June 1…
UPDATE: Lockdown Lifted At North Jersey Hospital UPDATE: Lockdown Lifted At North Jersey Hospital
Update: Lockdown Lifted At North Jersey Hospital A North Jersey hospital placed on lockdown Monday morning has been reopened and deemed safe, police said. Police requested a temporary lockdown of Newton Medical Center after receiving a report that a possible tenant of 183 High St. may have been seen entering the building carrying a suspected shotgun around 8:25 a.m., Chief Robert Osborn Jr. told Daily Voice. The tenant and weapon were found in a suite at 183 High St. and determined not to be a threat to the public, Osborn said. The lockdown was suspended and police patrols had cleared the scene a short time later, authorities said. The …
Police: Sussex County Man Had More Than 10 Pounds Of Narcotics In Production, Distribution Ring Police: Sussex County Man Had More Than 10 Pounds Of Narcotics In Production, Distribution Ring
Police: Sussex County Man Had More Than 10 Pounds Of Narcotics In Production, Distribution Ring A Sussex County man who police say had more than 10 pounds of narcotics in a drug manufacturing and distribution ring was arrested and jailed. Lukas Budzel, 23, was found with more than 10 pounds of controlled dangerous substances “related to the production, manufacturing, and distribution of narcotics,” as well as about $16,000 in cash following a search of his mother’s Franklin Borough home on Scott Road around 6 a.m. on Jan. 28, police said. Numerous marijuana plants and psychedelic mushrooms were seized, NJHerald reports. Budzel was charged with first-degree manufacturing CDS and sever…
Police: Sussex County Couple Nabbed For Selling Crack Cocaine, Heroin Police: Sussex County Couple Nabbed For Selling Crack Cocaine, Heroin
Police: Sussex County Couple Nabbed For Selling Crack Cocaine, Heroin A man and woman from Newton were charged with selling crack cocaine and heroin in Sussex County, authorities said. Sean Jackson, 52, and Dawn Costa, 37, were taken into custody Wednesday following an investigation by the the Newton Police Department and the Sussex County Narcotics Task Force. Jackson was charged with third-degree distribution of crack cocaine and possession of heroin while Costa faces charges for third-degree distribution of heroin, police said. Both suspects were also charged with selling the substances within 1,000 feet of a school zone, Newton Police said. Jackson was …
NJ Man Arrested For Selling Heroin, Coke Hours After Parole Release Under Murphy COVID Law NJ Man Arrested For Selling Heroin, Coke Hours After Parole Release Under Murphy COVID Law
NJ Man Arrested For Selling Heroin, Coke Hours After Parole Release Under Murphy COVID Law A Sussex County man was arrested for selling heroin and crack cocaine, just hours after being released from parole supervision last week, authorities said. Leighton A. Brown, 42, of Newton, was arrested at his home last Wednesday, and charged with distribution of heroin and crack cocaine, as well as selling CDS within 1,000 feet of a school zone, police said. Brown was released from parole supervision on Nov. 4, under Gov. Murphy’s COVID-19 law that reduced and ended parole time, police said. He was being held at Morris County Jail in accordance with the Criminal Justice Reform Act. …
Sussex County Raid Turns Up 120 Bags Of Heroin, Cocaine, $9.2K In Cash Sussex County Raid Turns Up 120 Bags Of Heroin, Cocaine, $9.2K In Cash
Sussex County Raid Turns Up 120 Bags Of Heroin, Cocaine, $9.2K In Cash A search warrant at a Newton home turned up nearly 120 bags of heroin, two grams of crack cocaine and $9,246 in cash, authorities said. Nonie Toler of Halsted Street was arrested shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday, after police seized the drugs and money executing a search warrant, local police said. Toler,  who police say had been the subject of several recent complaints regarding narcotics distribution in the area, was being held in the Morris County Jail on several drug charges. Newton Police and Sussex County Narcotics Task Force were assisted in the two-week investigation by the Fran…
Sparta Man Gets 5 Years For Role In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Coke/Pot Ring Sparta Man Gets 5 Years For Role In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Coke/Pot Ring
Sparta Man Gets 5 Years For Role In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Coke/Pot Ring A Sparta man must spend the next two years in state prison before he’ll be eligible for parole for his role in a drug distribution ring. A judge in Morristown on Friday sentenced Samuel J. Rozynski to five years, with the two-year parole ineligibility requirement, for his March 2 guilty plea to having cocaine and pot for sale, money laundering and conspiracy. Rozynski also forfeited what authorities said was $329,000 drug proceeds seized from him during simultaneous raids in Sparta, Cliffside Park and Parsippany this past Jan. 29. SEE: Pair Busted With Coke, Pot, Guns In Morris, Sussex, Be…
FRAUD ALERT: Warning Issued For Scam Callers Posing As Sussex Police FRAUD ALERT: Warning Issued For Scam Callers Posing As Sussex Police
Fraud ALERT: Warning Issued For Scam Callers Posing As Sussex Police Police are urging awareness toward a phone scam involving suspects posing as Sussex police. Several residents throughout the area were recently contacted over the phone by a party representing themselves as members of the Sussex County Sheriff's Office. The scammer then threatens to arrest the victim unless they can pay off a certain debt. “Do not fall for this latest scam,” authorities said. “The Sussex County Sheriff's Office is not making these calls.” Anyone who believes they received this type of scam call is urged to contact the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office at 973-383-1570 ext.…
Authorities: Pair Busted With Coke, Pot, Guns In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Drug Probe Authorities: Pair Busted With Coke, Pot, Guns In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Drug Probe
Authorities: Pair Busted With Coke, Pot, Guns In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Drug Probe Two people – one from Sparta, the other Cliffside Park -- were busted with 37 pounds of pot, three-quarters of a pound of cocaine, some guns and more than $300,000 in drug money, capping a lengthy investigation in Morris, Sussex and Bergen counties, authorities said. Samuel J. Rozynski, 44, of Sparta faces the most serious charges, including a variety of drug and weapons possession counts and money laundering, following raids Wednesday in Sparta, Cliffside Park and Parsippany, they said. Rozynski remained held Thursday at the Morris County Correctional Facility in Morristown pending a deten…
Convicted Pennsylvania Killer Charged In Sussex County Burglaries Convicted Pennsylvania Killer Charged In Sussex County Burglaries
Convicted Pennsylvania Killer Charged In Sussex County Burglaries A man convicted of killing his girlfriend in 2017 is now facing charges from unrelated and prior incidents in Sussex County, the New Jersey Herald reports. Sky McDonough, 28, of Milford, PA is currently serving a maximum of 42.5 years in a medium-security prison for murdering Leanna Walker, 17, burning the body and burying the remains on a llama farm, the report says. McDonough is accused of burglarizing two homes in Wantage on Feb. 23, 2016, before fleeing on foot on Route 650, the Herald reports.  He was eventually arrested in Milford on April 25, 2017. The Sussex County Sheriff’s …