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200-Person Street Fight Outside Trenton Bar Leads To Triple Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Three people were shot, including one fatally, amid a 200-person fight outside of a Trenton bar overnight, authorities said. Police were called to Regal 1 Lounge on N. Clinton Avenue around 2:10 a.m. Sunday, May 26, where they saw throngs of people fighting in the street, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Responding officers heard multiple gunshots coming from near bar, and ShotSpotter activated for two separate shootings with multiple rounds in the 500 block of N. Clinton Avenue. Dwayne Penix, 20, of Trenton, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he …
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16-Year-Old Cold Case Results In 2 Murder Arrests In Mercer County
Two men have been charged with murder in connection with a 2008 robbery and fatal beating, authorities said. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced the cold case arrests on Monday, April 22 in connection with the death of Leroy Julious of Ewing Township. Breyon Goodman, 36, of Trenton, and Jason Howard, 41, are each charged with murder, felony murder and robbery, they said. Goodman was arrested in Trenton on April 15 by U.S. Marshals. Howard was served his complaints in Rhode Island, where he is incarcerated for an un…
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Trenton Man, 45, Shot Dead On Porch: Prosecutor
A 45-year-old man from Trenton was found fatally wounded on a porch, authorities said. No arrests had been made, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb 28, Trenton police responded to a shooting in progress at 428 Ardmore Ave. Police found an unresponsive male victim on the porch suffering from a gunshot wound, Onofri said. The victim has been identified as Shawn Moore. He was pronounced dead at that location a short time later, Onofri said. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is a…
Police & Fire
NJ Man Found Guilty Of Killing GF In Home Containing Heroin: Officials
A Ewing Township man has been found guilty by a Mercer County jury for the shooting death of his Pennsylvania girlfriend at his home, authorities said. Aaron Adams, 41, was convicted of murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri At approximately 6:30 p.m. on June 1, 2020, Ewing police were alerted to a dead female in a home on Glen Stewart Drive. Police found the victim, identified as Ashley Davis, 32, of Levittown, PA, in the basement, Onofri said. There were visible wounds to Davis’ body and she was pron…
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Man, 40, Stabbed Dead In Trenton
A 40-year-old Trenton man was stabbed dead Thursday, Oct. 19, authorities said. Corey Jones was rushed to the hospital around 9 p.m. after being found unresponsive with a stab wound on Cross Street and Kersey Alley, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Jones was pronounced dead at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Michael Cipriano at (609) 575-2235 or OIC William Jett Jr. at (609) 331-5010. Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.or…
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Cocaine, Handguns Seized In Arrest Of Trenton Man: Prosecutor
A three-month investigation into cocaine sales in Trenton led to an arrest and seizure of $10,500 in cocaine, two handguns and nearly $4,000 cash, authorities said. Juan Rivera, 34, of Trenton, was charged with drug and weapons offenses on Oct. 4, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. A motor vehicle stop of Rivera in a silver Toyota Corolla was conducted by detectives in the area of Greenwood and Walnut avenues in Trenton. Rivera was detained without incident and $3,986 in cash was seized, Onofti said. A subsequent search of Rivera’s Greenwood Avenue …
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Blood-Stained Apartment, Steak Knife Lead To Capture Of Trenton Murder Suspect: Police
A Trenton woman is in custody on accusations she fatally stabbed a 61-year-old man last month, authorities said. Members of the US Marshals Service captured 42-year-old Shawnette Johnson on Thursday, July 6, in connection with the Monday, June 19 stabbing death of Ernest Denard, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Johnson is believed to have stabbed Denard in her apartment at 1100 Edgewood Avenue, around 10:45 p.m., Onofri said. Surveillance footage from the night showed Johnson let Denard into her apartment, and he left about 10 minutes later with blood on his shirt,…
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Trenton Man Fatally Shot In Head, Two Others Wounded: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Trenton man was fatally shot in the back of the head and two others were wounded, authorities said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating the shooting that occurred Sunday night in the city, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. At approximately 8:10 p.m., the Mercer County Homicide Task Force responded to Donnelly Homes, on Willow Avenue, on a report of shots fired. Police located one victim, Shaquan Brown. He was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center for treatment. H…
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Teenager Arrested In Fatal Mercer County Shooting: Prosecutor
A Burlington County teenager has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Mercer County, authorities said. Joshua Davis, 18, of Fieldsboro, is charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Davis was taken into custody without incident Wednesday, May 17, in Mount Laurel, Onofri said. Hamilton police officers responded to a shooting in progress in the 4900 block of S. Broad Street shortly after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17. Police found a male victim in the driveway of a home near Pilg…
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Camden County Man, 28, Shot Dead In Mercer County
A 28-year-old man from Camden County was shot dead in Hamilton Township, authorities said. Matthew Morales, of Blackwood, was identified as the shooting victim early Wednesday, May 17, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Hamilton police officers responded to a shooting in progress in the 4900 block of S. Broad Street shortly after 1 a.m. Police found a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Morales was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short time later, Onofri said. No arrests have been ma…
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Man, 27, Stabbed Dead In Trenton: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old man from Trenton was stabbed to death, authorities said. At 10:46 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, Trenton police responded to the 500 block of Second Street on a stabbing in progress, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Police found a male victim suffering from a stab wound to the torso. The victim, identified as Roger Martinez-Rodriguez, 27, of Trenton, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a few hours later, Onofri said. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, he said.…
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Killer Lurked In Window Where Shooting Victim Lay Dead On Front Lawn: Mercer County Prosecutor
A 35-year-old man from Ewing has been charged in a fatal shooting, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Hearts Break Following Murder Of Mercer County's De Haven Rogers On Wednesday, April 26, at 2:17 p.m., Ewing Police Emergency Dispatch received a 911 call regarding someone having been shot at 75 Sussex Street. Ewing Police Officers arrived on scene and found the victim, Dehaven Rogers in the front yard of the residence. A suspect, Amir Williams, was seen in the front window of the residence, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Arriving Ewing police …
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Social Media Feud Led To Easter Sunday Killing In Trenton: Prosecutor
Three men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting on Easter Sunday in Trenton, authorities said. An ongoing feud on social media led up to the shooting, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Joseph Fayson, 22, and Justin Malkin, 23, both of Trenton and Darrin Eutsey, 23, of Hamilton, were taken into custody on Monday, April 17, Onofri said. All three have been charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses, he said. At approximately 6:56 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, Trenton police responded to a ShotSpotter notification reporting multiple…
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Trenton Man, 23, Shot Dead In Hail Of Bullets: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old man from Trenton was shot dead in his car, authorities said. Jhosse Tolentino was struck multiple times by gunfire and killed, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. At 6:56 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, Trenton police responded to a ShotSpotter notification reporting multiple shots fired near Lamberton and Federal streets, Onofri said. Police found Tolentino in the driver’s seat of his parked gray 2010 Infiniti G37. The vehicle and Tolentino were each struck multiple times. Onofri said. Tolentino was taken to Capital H…
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Ex-Teacher, 76, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Student In Mercer County Decades Ago
A 76-year-old former Mercer County high school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a student in the 1990s, authorities said. Joseph DePuglio, of Ewing, had a sexual relationship with the girl when he taught at Steinert High School in Hamilton, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The victim, now an adult, reported the allegations to Ewing police at the end of 2022, Onofri said. DePuglio was arrested on Monday, March 27 and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. He's accused of having supervisory or disciplinary power over the girl, Onofri said. The pair…
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Woman, 34, Shot Dead In Trenton
The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting in the city, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. At 9:06 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, Trenton police responded to a ShotSpotter activation and Trenton Communications received calls for a female shot near Prospect Street and W. Hanover Avenue. Patrol officers arrived and located a black female with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at 9:19 a.m. The victim has been identified as 34-year-old Stephanie Vil, of Burlington. No arr…
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Tenant Hid Dead GF's Body In Trash Bag Found After Eviction By Trenton Landlord: Prosecutor
An evicted tenant was arrested and charged with disturbing human remains several weeks after a landlord found a decomposed body in a trash bag at the Trenton home, authorities announced. David Gibson, 44, was charged with disturbing or desecrating human remains, tampering with evidence, and hindering, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Wednesday, Jan. 18. Gibson was evicted in November from the apartment on the 600 block of Beatty Street in Trenton, where the remains were found in a trash bag by the landlord on Friday, Dec. 23, Onofri said. According to a report by NJ.com, Gibs…
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Philly Killer Slays Victim At Ex-GF's Trenton Apartment On Christmas Eve: Prosecutor
A Philadelphia man was in custody after authorities say he showed up to his ex-girlfriend's Trenton apartment on Christmas Eve and killed a man inside. Fausto Adalberto-Rodriguez, 45, shot Junior Rodriguez, 40, on the second floor of the Walnut Avenue apartment during an argument around 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported. He also hit his ex-girlfriend in the head with a handgun, authorities said. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital. Adalberto-Rodriguez fled the scene in his car but was ultimately captured in Trenton short…
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NJ Agent Posing As Hitman Halts PA Woman From Killing Ex-Husband's Wife, Daughter: Authorities
A Pennsylvania woman is accused of hiring a hitman to try to kill her husband's ex-wife and the wife's 13-year-old daughter, authorities in New Jersey said. A tip came in earlier this month that Marilyn Zhou, 56, of Chadds Ford, was trying to meet with a murder-for-hire earlier this month, Mercer County Prosecutor AngeloJ. Onofri said. Zhou met with an undercover officer posing as a hitman on Sunday, Dec. 18 in Trenton, where she said she wanted them to kill her ex-husband's new wife, then handed him two pictures of the victim, $21,000 in cash, rubber gloves and a towel for the slaying…
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College Basketball Player Shot Dead In Benz In NJ Nature Preserve: Authorities
A college basketball player was shot and killed in a Mercedes Benz at a New Jersey nature preserve over the weekend, authorities said. Phillip Urban, 20, was found “slumped over in the driver’s seat” of a white Mercedes C300 on a trail at the Hopewell Valley Nature Preserve off of Harbourton-Woodsville Road around 7 p.m. Saturday, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a joint release. Urban, of Manalapan, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead of a gunshot wound shortly after. Urban graduated from Pennington School before attending Post Universi…
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First-Degree Murder Charges For Man Arrested For Disturbing Human Remains Of Trenton Mom, 41
The 48-year-old man previously arrested for disturbing human remains in the suspicious death of Trenton mother Corrine Episcopo-Daniels has been charged with murder, authorities announced Thursday. Alton Eubanks, of Trenton, was charged with first-degree murder on Monday, Nov. 7, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials. He was initially arrested for purposefully disturbing, moving and/or concealing human remains on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Trenton Police responding to a call for a well-being check found Episcopo-Daniels’ body in the basement of a Park Av…
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Arrest Made In Deadly Shooting Of 33-Year-Old Trenton Man, Authorities Say
An arrest has been made in the deadly shooting of a 33-year-old Trenton man earlier this month, authorities announced. Mack Williams, 32, was charged with murder and weapons offenses, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a press release Tuesday, Oct. 25. Authorities arrested him on Monday in Trenton. Detectives identified Williams, of Trenton, as the gunman in the homicide of Daquan Brown, who was found lying on the ground at Kersey Alley with a bullet wound to the shoulder around 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9. ALSO SEE: Cyclist Still Critical As 2 Arrested Month After At…
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NJ Track Star Daveigh Brooks Killed In Shooting
A 25-year-old New Jersey track star was shot and killed while behind the wheel of a vehicle Monday, Oct. 10, authorities said. Daveigh Brooks, of Ewing, was found having suffered gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of a black Ford fusion parked in the middle of Greeley Alley in Trenton around 9:25 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials. Brooks was a clear star on the track ever since he was a child, those who knew him tell Daily Voice. In high school, Brooks won races and titles for Burlington City High School. He went on to run at Bloomfield…
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South Jersey Man, 30, Shot Dead Moments After Answering Knock At Door, Prosecutor Says
A 30-year-old South Jersey man was shot and killed moments after he answered a knock at his door, authorities said. Christopher MacLeod was found with several gunshot wounds near a grassy patch as officers responded to the shooting report at an apartment on Midway Lane in Ewing just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. MacLeod was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead a few hours later. Investigators say MacLeod was home when he heard a knock at his door. He answered the door and the shots were heard “moments la…
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‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor
An investigation is underway after a “severely burned” body was found near a New Jersey cemetery, authorities said. Officers responding to the area of Clover Avenue in Hamilton Township found severely burned human remains around 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Hamilton Police Division are leading the investigation. An autopsy is pending. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or send an email to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.
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Trenton Man Found Guilty In Brutal Slaying Of 20-Year-Old Trying To Buy PS4 For Brother
A Trenton man was found guilty of murder, kidnapping, and other charges in the brutal slaying of a 20-year-old who was trying to buy a PlayStation4 for his younger brother, authorities announced. Akmal Alvaranga, 34, was convicted of murder, felony murder, kidnapping, robbery, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a handgun on Thursday, June 16 following a three-week trial, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Officers responding to a report of an unconscious man near the canal at Sixth Avenue and Assunpink Boulevard in Hamilton found the vict…
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Prosecutor: 14-Year-Old Nabbed In Deadly Trenton Shooting
A 14-year-old has been charged in the deadly March shooting of a Trenton teen, authorities announced. The male suspect — whose name was not released — was charged with reckless manslaughter and providing false information to law enforcement, both second-degree offenses, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The teen is accused of fatally shooting 16-year-old Tahaad Goss, who was found with a gunshot wound to the face on a set of basement stairs as officers responded to the 100 block of Liberty Street just after 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 31. Goss was pronounced dead at the scene. …
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425 Heroin Bricks Found In Trunk During NJ Turnpike Stop; 2 Charged, Prosecutor Says
A man and woman were charged after a traffic stop on the NJ Turnpike led to the discovery of more than 400 bricks of heroin and cocaine, authorities announced. Dionys Rivas, 33, had just exited the New Jersey Turnpike at exit 7A in Robbinsville Township in a white Acura TL when he was stopped on Tuesday, April 7, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. A search of the car turned up 425 bricks of heroin inside a gym bag in the trunk, and a follow-up search of Rivas’ South Clinton Avenue home in Trenton turned up 10 grams of cocaine, Onofri said. Rivas and his girlfriend, 22-year-old…
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Man Shot, Killed In Trenton: Prosecutor
A man was shot and killed in Trenton Tuesday night, authorities confirmed. Police responding to the shooting report on the first block of Camden Street found Albert L. Barnes suffering from several gunshot wounds to the chest around 6 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Barnes, 46, was pronounced dead a short time later, authorities said. The shooting remains under investigation, and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to call the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or send an email to …
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Hamilton Walmart Worker Promoted Sex Assault Of 5-Year-Old, Distributed Child Porn: Prosecutor
A Mercer County Walmart worker promoted the sexual assault of a 5-year-old and actively distributed child pornography, authorities charged. Kevin Pearsall, 30, of Trenton, was charged with various child pornography possession and distribution offenses, as well as first-degree aggravated assault as an accomplice, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and child endangerment as an accomplice, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a Thursday release. A search warrant carried out on Pearsall’s cell phone turned up 30 videos of child pornography, including one that he had shared w…
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Hamilton Man Found With More Than 100 Child Porn Pics, Little Girl's Underwear, Prosecutor Says
A Hamilton man was arrested after investigating officers found more than 100 pictures depicting child pornography on several electronic devices, authorities announced Monday. Michael Magliozzo, 41, was charged with child endangerment and possession of child pornography, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. A search warrant carried out Friday at Magliozzo’s home turned up more than 100 pictures on different electronic devices, Onofri said. Investigators also found images of a young girl the suspect knew that focused on her private areas, authorities said. Meanwhile, a search of …
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