NJ Woman Who Strangled GF With Power Cord, Buried Her Body Learns Her Fate NJ Woman Who Strangled GF With Power Cord, Buried Her Body Learns Her Fate
NJ Woman Who Strangled GF With Power Cord, Buried Her Body Learns Her Fate A New Jersey woman who killed her girlfriend by strangling her with a power cord then buried her body in the backyard has learned her fate. Jennifer Sweeney, 38, of Tinton Falls, was sentenced to 95 years in prison for the murder of 41-year-old Tyrita Julius in 2015, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said Saturday, May 7. She won't be eligible for parole until she is 100 years old. The Daily Mail says Sweeney acted out of jealousy when she hired someone to have Julius shot, but months later when she didn't die, Sweeney wrapped her girlfriend's neck in a power cord then bur…
PA Man Used Apple Watch To Track Wife Before Shooting Her, Killing Man She Was With: Report PA Man Used Apple Watch To Track Wife Before Shooting Her, Killing Man She Was With: Report
PA Man Used Apple Watch To Track Wife Before Shooting Her, Killing Man She Was With: Report A 38-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing murder charges after injuring his wife and killing another man in what police are calling a "domestic-related shooting" at a shopping center in Berks County on Saturday, March 19. Nehemias Santiago Montes, of York, tracked 30-year-old Jessica M. Cruz-Rodriguez using an Apple watch he'd hidden in her car, and waited for her in the parking lot of the Wyomissing Walmart store around 4 p.m., according to the York Daily Record and Borough Police Chief John G. Phillips. Montes noticed an SUV parked next to her car, driven by Alexi Omar Rodriguez …
Maryland Man's Killer Was His Stepson: Authorities (UPDATES) Maryland Man's Killer Was His Stepson: Authorities (UPDATES)
Maryland Man's Killer Was His Stepson: Authorities (Updates) A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his stepfather to death over the weekend in Maryland, according to authorities and NBC Washington. Sergio Elysee Koyangbo has been accused of stabbing 46-year-old David Beasley, in the 5600 block of Lambeth Road around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, Montgomery County police said. On Wednesday, Koyango was ordered to be held without bail, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. A preliminary hearing is set for Friday, April 1, at 8:30 a.m. When police arrived, officers found Beasley inside the home wit…
Camden County Man, 50, Found Guilty In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor Camden County Man, 50, Found Guilty In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
Camden County Man, 50, Found Guilty In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor A 50-year-old man from Camden County has been found guilty in a fatal shooting, authorities said. A jury returned a guilty verdict in a 2018 shooting that resulted in the death of a Camden man, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay said. Jermaine Venable, 50, of Clementon was found guilty on charges of first-degree murder and various assault and weapons offenses, MacAulay said. On July 18, 2018, the defendant shot and killed 18-year-old Jonathan Rojas and injured then 18-year-old Devon Fisher of Glassboro while they were in a parked vehicle near 4th Street and Kaighn Avenue in Camden,…
US Marshals Arrest Fugitive In Fatal Camden Shopping Center Shooting: Prosecutor US Marshals Arrest Fugitive In Fatal Camden Shopping Center Shooting: Prosecutor
US Marshals Arrest Fugitive In Fatal Camden Shopping Center Shooting: Prosecutor A 28-year-old fugitive has been arrested by US Marshals in connection with a fatal shooting at a Camden shopping center, authorities said. Shakeem Cook, of Camden, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at approximately 10:40 p.m., according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. He has been charged with first-degree murder and related weapons offenses in the death of 31-year-old Kadeem McBride of Sicklerville, they said. On Sunday, Feb. 13, at approximately 3:54 p.m., Camden police responded to the 2700 block of Mount Ephraim Avenue fo…
NJ Men Indicted In Deadly House Party Shooting NJ Men Indicted In Deadly House Party Shooting
NJ Men Indicted In Deadly House Party Shooting Two men from South Jersey have been indicted in a double-shooting that left one victim dead and another wounded during a party, according to NJ Advance Media. Kiyon B. Johnson, 22, of Salem, and Rayneer T. Foster, 25, of Penns Grove, were indicted by a Salem County grand jury for first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses, the outlet said. Bryant Banks, 23, of Salem City, died after being shot on Oct. 2, 2020. A man from Carneys Point Township and Johnson also were wounded in the clash. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media
18-Year-Old Burlington County Man Indicted In Fatal Double-Shooting: Prosecutor 18-Year-Old Burlington County Man Indicted In Fatal Double-Shooting: Prosecutor
18-Year-Old Burlington County Man Indicted In Fatal Double-Shooting: Prosecutor An 18-year-old man from Pemberton Township has been indicted for fatally shooting a 17-year-old male and wounding a 17-year-old female last fall in the 100 block of Snow Avenue in Browns Mills, authorities said. The indictment against Kai Johnson charges him with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, first-degree aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and weapons offenses, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said Wednesday. Johnson has been held in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly since turning himself into police three days after the fall shoot…
Standout Basketball Star's Accused Killer Nabbed By US Marshals: Camden Prosecutor Standout Basketball Star's Accused Killer Nabbed By US Marshals: Camden Prosecutor
Standout Basketball Star's Accused Killer Nabbed By US Marshals: Camden Prosecutor The man accused of gunning down a former standout basketball star last November was arrested by members of the US Marshals Regional Task Force, authorities in Camden County said. Takwail Bailey, 29, was shot and killed on Nov. 28, 2021. Lesure Funari, 23, was apprehended on a charge of first-degree murder and related offenses at a Camden home on Jan. 7, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. Bailey was found suffering from a gunshot wound on the 1000 block of Lois Street. He died of his injuries on that same day just befor…
US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Man In Fatal Stabbing US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Man In Fatal Stabbing
US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Man In Fatal Stabbing A 52-year-old man from Camden has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in connection with a fatal stabbing, authorities said. Ruben Espinoza was arrested on Sunday and charged with first-degree murder, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabe Rodriquez. Police responded to the 2400 block of Federal Street in East Camden shortly after 3 p.m. on Dec. 16 on a report of a stabbing, police said.  Patrol officers found Michael Lane, 47,  suffering from a single stab wound, MacAulay and Rodriguez said. Lane was taken to Cooper Ho…
WANTED FOR MURDER: Philly Woman Kills Mom's Fiance After He 'Laid His Hands On Her' WANTED FOR MURDER: Philly Woman Kills Mom's Fiance After He 'Laid His Hands On Her'
Wanted FOR Murder: Philly Woman Kills Mom's Fiance After He 'Laid His Hands On Her' UPDATE: A Philadelphia woman has turned herself in to police as being the person who killed her mom's 49-year-old fiance during a fight on New Year's Eve in Montgomery County, authorities announced Monday. ***Original story below *** A Philadelphia woman is wanted for killing her mom's 49-year-old fiance during a fight on New Year's Eve in Montgomery County, authorities said. Samiyah Williams, 24, shot Adronne Reaves in the Bala Cynwyd section of Lower Merion just before 10 p.m. at the Delwyn Apartments, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Reaves is engaged to W…
NJ Man 'Tired Of Being Mother-In-Law's Sole Caretaker' Had Beaten Her For Days: Report NJ Man 'Tired Of Being Mother-In-Law's Sole Caretaker' Had Beaten Her For Days: Report
NJ Man 'Tired Of Being Mother-In-Law's Sole Caretaker' Had Beaten Her For Days: Report A New Jersey woman was beaten by her son-in-law over the course of two days before her body was found, NJ.com reports citing police papers. James J. Pica, 58, beat Barbara Ann Bezzone, who was found lying on the floor unresponsive with severe injuries  at a home on Prospect Street in Nutley around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Bezzone, 84, was pronounced dead at 8:45 p.m., and Pica was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Pica was found sitting on the home’s porch with “visible injuries to his hands” and told respo…
'If You Shoot Someone In The Head, Will They Die Instantly?' NJ Wife Asked Internet: Report 'If You Shoot Someone In The Head, Will They Die Instantly?' NJ Wife Asked Internet: Report
'If You Shoot Someone In The Head, Will They Die Instantly?' NJ Wife Asked Internet: Report “If you shoot someone in the head, will they die instantly?” That is apparently what  73-year-old Michele Linzalone asked her phone 22 minutes before calling 911 to report the shooting death of her sick husband on Monday, NJ Advance Media reported. The Middletown woman was charged with murder in the incident that left Rocky V. Linzalone, 74, dead in the couple's Borden Road home.  She also reportedly ran searches on gunshot wounds and ammo shortly before the incident, and researched types of ammunition as early as Nov. 18, NJ.com says, quoting a detective's affidav…