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John W. Fodor

NJ Man Attacks Victim With Axe When Argument Turns Violent, Authorities Say NJ Man Attacks Victim With Axe When Argument Turns Violent, Authorities Say
NJ Man Attacks Victim With Axe When Argument Turns Violent, Authorities Say A 53-year-old Somerset County man was arrested for attacking a victim with an axe, sending him to the hospital, authorities said. Jonathan W. Beatty, of Raritan, was at his West Somerset Street house when he got into an argument with someone he knew around 12:50 a.m. July 3, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Things escalated and Beatty sliced the victim's back and forearm with the axe, causing him to bleed profusely, Robertson said alongside Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Raritan Borough Chief of Police Raymond Nolte. Beatty was transported from …
Prosecutor: Gunman Surrenders In Franklin Township Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man Prosecutor: Gunman Surrenders In Franklin Township Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man
Prosecutor: Gunman Surrenders In Franklin Township Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man A 45-year-old Somerset County man surrendered to authorities on attempted murder and weapons charges in connection with a May 31 shooting, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday. Johnny Totten, of Somerset, was charged in the incident that left a New Brunswick man injured near Hamilton Street in Franklin Township, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Police were called to the scene around 10:25 p.m., where they found the injured man at the intersection of Matilda Avenue, Robertson said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Count…
Pair Captured On Attempted Murder Charges Weeks After Somerset County Shooting Pair Captured On Attempted Murder Charges Weeks After Somerset County Shooting
Pair Captured On Attempted Murder Charges Weeks After Somerset County Shooting Two men have been arrested in connection with a Somerset County shooting last month, authorities announced Monday. Somerville police responded to Third and Center streets on reports of shots fired around 2:45 a.m. May 23, where they found bullet holes in an occupied home, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Ronnie Lyles, 51, of Phillipsburg, and Miguel A. Hernandez, 37, of Somerville, were identified as the two suspects involved in the shooting, Robertson said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Somervil…
Prosecutor Releases Details In High-Speed Chase That Brought Helicopter, K9s To Somerset County Prosecutor Releases Details In High-Speed Chase That Brought Helicopter, K9s To Somerset County
Prosecutor Releases Details In High-Speed Chase That Brought Helicopter, K9s To Somerset County A pair of men from New York and South Carolina were arrested for their roles in leading a high-speed police pursuit in a stolen car across Somerset County earlier this week, authorities said Wednesday. Police responded to reports of two men in a Ford Edge trying to burglarize cars on South 7th Avenue in Manville around 11:40 p.m. May 17, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The driver was identified as Andrew Barros, 19, of Queens, NY, and the passenger Rasheen Alston, 19, of Camden, South Carolina, Robertson said alongside Chief of County Detectives John W. …
Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say
Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say An 18-year-old Mercer County man has been arrested in a Somerset County drug deal-turned robbery that occurred last January, authorities announced Monday. George C. Battle IV and another man had made arrangement with the victim over a social media application to conduct a drug deal near Lancaster Court in Montgomery Township on Jan. 17 around 6:30 p.m.,  Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. A man got into the passenger's seat of his car and pointed a black gun at him while another man got into the back of the car and demanded his wallet, cell phone, car keys and hat, R…
Prosecutor: California Man Arrested After Trip To New Jersey For Sex With Girl, 14 Prosecutor: California Man Arrested After Trip To New Jersey For Sex With Girl, 14
Prosecutor: California Man Arrested After Trip To New Jersey For Sex With Girl, 14 A 22-year-old California man was arrested after he took a trip to New Jersey where he twice had sex with a 14-year-old girl he had been talking to online, authorities said. Justin R. Ganutan, of Stockton, CA, was having an online relationship with the girl when he traveled from the West Coast to Somerset County, to meet the girl, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said Monday. The victim, a Somerset County resident, told detectives she had sexual intercourse with Ganutan twice in Franklin Township during a trip he took last December specifically to meet her, Robertson said…
NJ Dad Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter At Motel NJ Dad Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter At Motel
NJ Dad Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter At Motel A New Jersey dad has been charged with first degree attempted murder after surveillance tapes caught him putting his 2-year-old daughter in a plastic bag and carrying her through a New Jersey motel, authorities said. North Plainfield police responded to a Route 22 motel on reports of a baby inside of a bag around 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 23, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. There, they found a man later identified as Lamar S. Waller -- the girl's dad -- holding his child, Robertson said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W.…
FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting
FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting Two 30-year-old men including one from Georgia were arrested with help from the FBI in a barbershop shooting that left a 34-year-old Somerset County man dead, authorities said Thursday. Todd C. Smith, of Edison, and Tayyab A. Ware, of Augusta, GA, were each charged with first-degree murder, robbery and weapon possession following the Nov. 2 killing of 34-year-old Denny Sanchez, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release. Franklin Township police officers responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls around 8:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting at a Hamilton Street barber…