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Pair Learn Fates In Beating Death Of Victim Outside Elizabeth Bar Pair Learn Fates In Beating Death Of Victim Outside Elizabeth Bar
Pair Learn Fates In Beating Death Of Victim Outside Elizabeth Bar Two men – one who was convicted at trial and another who pleaded guilty – were sentenced to New Jersey State Prison for their roles in the beating death of a man outside a bar, authorities said. Laquan McCall, 31, who was convicted of manslaughter in November 2022, was sentenced to 16 years in state prison, according to Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel. Christopher Elliott, who pleaded guilty as an accomplice to aggravated assault in December 2022, was sentenced to three years in state prison, he said on Thursday, March 16 Shortly after 2 a.m. on July 27, 2019, Elizabeth poli…

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by Jon Craig
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Elizabeth Man Convicted In Deadly Bar Fight Elizabeth Man Convicted In Deadly Bar Fight
Elizabeth Man Convicted In Deadly Bar Fight A Union County jury voted to convict an Elizabeth man who killed a 28-year-old during a 2019 bar fight, authorities announced.  Laquan McCall, 31, was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter and aggravated assault on Friday, Nov. 18 after three days of jury deliberation, county Prosecutor William A. Daniel said in a statement.  As Daily Voice has reported, authorities were called to Ben's Bar on Meadow Street around 2 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2019 for a reported fight.  There, officers found 28-year-old Oscar Melara badly injured. He was rushed to Trinitas Regional…

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by Mac Bullock
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SEE ANYTHING? Man, 28, Dies In Elizabeth Bar Fight; Authorities Seek Killer SEE ANYTHING? Man, 28, Dies In Elizabeth Bar Fight; Authorities Seek Killer
SEE Anything? Man, 28, Dies In Elizabeth Bar Fight; Authorities Seek Killer Authorities are offering a reward of up to $10,000 in an effort to solve the death of a 28-year-old man in an Elizabeth bar fight. Oscar Melara was taken to Trinitas Regional Medical Center after a 2 a.m. fight at Ben's Bar on Meadow Street, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said.  Melara was pronounced dead at the hospital. The prosecutor's office, Elizabeth Police Department and Union County Sheriff's Office are investigating. Anyone with information about Melara’s death is being urged to contact Sgt. Johnny Ho at 908-403-8271 or Detective Lamar Hartsfield at 908-451-…

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by Cecilia Levine