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Hawthorne Ex-Con Convicted Of Fatally Beating Gunman Who Shot His Friend Hawthorne Ex-Con Convicted Of Fatally Beating Gunman Who Shot His Friend
Hawthorne Ex-Con Convicted Of Fatally Beating Gunman Who Shot His Friend Jurors in Paterson convicted a 40-year-old ex-con from Hawthorne of beating a city man to death moments after the victim had shot a friend of his. “I f–ked him up,” authorities said Tyheem Jones told police after he and three companions chased down and jumped Nicolas Reyes, then kicked, punched and pistol-whipped him near the corner of Auburn Street and Godwin Avenue on Aug. 27, 2020. Reyes died of his injuries at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson the very next day. “Evidence of the assault was captured on surveillance camera which depicted the entirety of the incident, wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Charges Upgraded Against Teaneck Restaurant Manager In Double-Fatal DWI Crash Charges Upgraded Against Teaneck Restaurant Manager In Double-Fatal DWI Crash
Charges Upgraded Against Teaneck Restaurant Manager In Double-Fatal DWI Crash UPDATE: Authorities have upgraded charges against a Teaneck restaurant manager who they said was drunk when he slammed his speeding car into a tree, killing two of his passengers. Teddy Mejia, 32, originally was charged with death by auto following the horrific Oct. 21 crash that killed Rudy Rosales Escobar, 40, of Hasbrouck Heights, and Alexander Cosme Curruchich, 29, of Englewood. Investigators have since determined that Mejia was not only intoxicated but also speeding down Teaneck Road when his 2021 BMW M850i hit the tree – shearing off an entire limb – and rolled onto its roof near Bilt…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Pair Convicted In Ambush Killing Of Rival Gang Member From Newark Paterson Pair Convicted In Ambush Killing Of Rival Gang Member From Newark
Paterson Pair Convicted In Ambush Killing Of Rival Gang Member From Newark UPDATE: The mastermind behind the cold-blooded killing of a 21-year-old rival gang member from Newark during an ambush in Paterson was convicted of first-degree murder and one of his cronies of aggravated manslaughter on Friday. Jurors in Superior Court in Paterson needed only a day to reach guilty verdicts on Oct. 13 against Silk City residents Jaquan Thomas, 33, and Ismael Leon, 21, for gunning down Jose Figueroa. Authorities said the slaying was a “coordinated attack involving multiple shooters in multiple locations.” Thomas sent members of his gang to the area of Totowa and Redwood ave…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Philly Man Gets 25 Years For Motel Strangling In Burlington County Philly Man Gets 25 Years For Motel Strangling In Burlington County
Philly Man Gets 25 Years For Motel Strangling In Burlington County A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison for killing a woman inside a Maple Shade motel, authorities said. Alexander Rivera, 27, pleaded guilty in July to aggravated manslaughter, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. His sentencing was on Friday, Oct. 13. The investigation began May 11, 2022, after officers from the Maple Shade Police Department were called to the Bel-Air Motor Lodge on Route 73 for a report of an unresponsive female. Michelle Johnston, 36, who had previously lived in multiple locations in the Burlington and Ca…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Gets 25 Years State Prtison In Fatal Apartment Shooting: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Gets 25 Years State Prtison In Fatal Apartment Shooting: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Gets 25 Years State Prtison In Fatal Apartment Shooting: Prosecutor A 24-year-old man from Willingboro has been sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison for fatally shooting a 22-year-old woman three years ago inside her Maple Shade apartment, authorities said. Semaj T. Pittman was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 22 on the first-degree aggravated manslaughter conviction, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. Pittman must serve about 21 years of the term before becoming eligible for parole, she said. The investigation began on Feb. 23, 2020, after officers from the Maple Shade Police Department were called to The Arbors apartment …

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by Jon Craig
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AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER: Husband Jailed In Shooting Death Of Beloved Bergen Police Officer AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER: Husband Jailed In Shooting Death Of Beloved Bergen Police Officer
Aggravated Manslaughter: Husband Jailed In Shooting Death Of Beloved Bergen Police Officer UPDATE: A retired Tenafly police officer has been charged with aggravated manslaughter in the shooting death of his husband, last month in their Sussex County home, Daily Voice has learned. Joseph Grieco, 37, remained held in the Morris County Correctional Facility in Morristown in connection with the July 26 death of retired NYPD Officer John Kelly, who had deep ties in Bergen County. The single aggravated manslaughter charge cites an "extreme indifference to human life." Under New Jersey law, that means the defendant didn't set out to kill the victim but acted in such a reckless and unr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pleasantville Woman Sentenced In Stabbing Death Pleasantville Woman Sentenced In Stabbing Death
Pleasantville Woman Sentenced In Stabbing Death A 33-year-old woman from Pleasantville was sentenced to a 13-and-a-half-year term in New Jersey State Prison in connection with a fatal stabbing, authorities said. Rollie Ellis was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 24 for aggravated manslaughter, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. An earlier, 20-year term of imprisonment was overturned on appeal when the appellate court ruled her Miranda rights were violated, the prosecutor said. On April 11, 2018, Atlantic City Police found Jennifer Rodriguez unresponsive and bleeding from a wound to the back of her neck i…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Gets 30 Years For Strangling Jersey Shore Woman During Argument Over Cocaine Man Gets 30 Years For Strangling Jersey Shore Woman During Argument Over Cocaine
Man Gets 30 Years For Strangling Jersey Shore Woman During Argument Over Cocaine A Monmouth County man who admitted to killing a woman in his Long Branch home has been sentenced to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison, authorities said. Christopher "Chato" Aparicio-Reyes, 28, must serve at least 25 years of his sentence prior to the possibility of parole under the provisions of New Jersey’s No Early Release Act, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. The 40-year-old victim reportedly stole cocaine and a $50 bill from Aparicio-Reyes as he snorted, sparking an argument and fatal beating, according to earlier news accounts…

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by Jon Craig
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Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty To Motel Murder In South Jersey Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty To Motel Murder In South Jersey
Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty To Motel Murder In South Jersey A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to killing a woman at a motel in Burlington County, authorities said. Alexander Rivera, 27, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. The investigation began just before 11:30 a.m. on May 11, 2022, after officers from the Maple Shade Police Department were called to the Bel-Air Motor Lodge on Route 73 for a report of an unresponsive female. Michelle Johnston, 36, who had previously lived in multiple locations in the Burlington and Camden county areas, was found dead in room 410. An au…

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by Jon Craig
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Mercer County Man Sentenced In Fatal High-Speed DWI Crash: Prosecutor Mercer County Man Sentenced In Fatal High-Speed DWI Crash: Prosecutor
Mercer County Man Sentenced In Fatal High-Speed DWI Crash: Prosecutor A 28-year-old man from Mercer County has been sentenced to six years in New Jersey State Prison for a fatal DWI crash authorities said. Egrevel Vasquez-Garcia, of Hightstown, was charged with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide, and assault by auto, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. On June 28, 2022, at approximately 11:50 p.m., on Route 130 in North Brunswick Township a 2016 Toyota Highlander driven by Vasquez-Garcia struck a Jeep Patriot driven by Levelt Alexis, Jr. at a high rate of speed causing Alexis’ death, Ciccone said. …

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Sentenced In Road Rage Death South Jersey Man Sentenced In Road Rage Death
South Jersey Man Sentenced In Road Rage Death A South Jersey man convicted of slashing a driver to death during a road rage incident has been sentenced to 24 years in New Jersey State Prison. Everett E. Moore Jr., 59, of Clayton, was convicted in February for the 2018 slaying of Joseph Pirri, 32, of Blackwood. Moore, originally charged with murder, was found guilty of aggravated manslaughter. A jury also found Moore guilty of two weapons offenses after a trial that began Jan. 3. Moore attacked Pirri in March 7, 2018, as he sat in his car on Tanyard Road near Mail Avenue in Deptford, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Off…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Woman Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing: Prosecutor South Jersey Woman Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing: Prosecutor
South Jersey Woman Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing: Prosecutor A 33-year-old woman from South Jersey has pleaded guilty in connection with a fatal stabbing, authorities said. Rollie Ellis, of Pleasantville, pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Her plea calls for a sentence of 13 and one-half years in New Jersey State Prison, with eighty-five percent of the term to be served before parole eligibility pursuant to the No Early Release Act. Ellis originally pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in January 2020 and was sentenced in February 2020 to a 20-year te…

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by Jon Craig