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Somerset Teen Gets Five Years For Assaulting Employee, Fracturing Face: Prosecutor
A 19-year-old Somerset teen was recently sentenced to five years in prison for brutally beating an employee at a business in Franklin Township in Nov. 2022, authorities said. On Nov. 23, 2022, Thanksgiving Eve, Yahmir Brown, along with a juvenile, assaulted an employee of a local business on Hamilton Street in Franklin Township, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. The employee suffered multiple facial fractures, McDonald said. Brown was sentenced after being convicted of aggravated assault in May following a weeklong trial, authorities said.
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Jersey Shore Man Admits Shooting Atlantic City Victim: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old man from Ocean County has admitted to a shooting in Atlantic City, authorities said. Louis Stokes, of Barnegat, pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, and third-degree hindering apprehension on Thursday, July 25, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Shortly before midnight on Oct. 14, 2022, the Atlantic City Police Department responded to Sewell Avenue in Atlantic City where they located a gunshot victim. The victim had been shot once in the leg and …
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NJ State Trooper Admits Punching Handcuffed Woman After She Spits At Troopers, Loses Job: AG
A New Jersey State Police trooper from Gloucester County has admitted punching a woman in the face with a metal flashlight in his hand while the victim was handcuffed in the backseat of a patrol vehicle, authorities said. The incident occurred after the drunken woman spat toward troopers following a trespassing complaint, according to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Trooper Nicolas J. Hogan, 28, of Gibbstown, pleaded guilty on Thursday, July 25 in Cumberland County to aggravated assault, Platkin said. Hogan entered into a consent order banning him for life from holding public offi…
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'Hot Boys Mafia' Gangster Was Being Served In NJ Shooting That Injured Him, Detective: Cops
A Perth Amboy detective remains in stable condition after he was shot while executing an arrest warrant in Rahway on the evening of Wednesday, July 24, authorities said. At 8:32 p.m., the detective, who has not been identified, was shot by 20-year-old Rahway resident Angel Santiago, who is a suspect in an aggravated assault that occurred in Perth Amboy Tuesday, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Rahway Police Director Nicholas Breiner said. The detective was shot multiple times in the leg, while Santiago sustained a single gunshot wound to the lower leg, authorities said. …
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Fake NJ Doc, Wife Sentenced For Unlawful Medical Practice, Sex Assaults On Patients
A New Jersey married couple was sentenced to prison time after both were caught running an unlicensed medical practice where he posed as a doctor and sexually assaulted patients, authorities said. The medical practice of Orger Sibaja-Bolanos, 67, and his wife, Rosa Perez, 64, both of Old Bridge, came under investigation in 2022 after two patients reported being sexually assaulted by Sibaja-Bolanos, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said (scroll down for sentencings). An investigation found he posed as a doctor and gave two patients injections and sexually assaulted …
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Parolee Admits To Shooting Man During Planned Fistfight In Atlantic City, Prosecutors Say
An Atlantic City man out of prison on parole admitted to shooting another man during a planned fistfight, authorities said. Jawaun Yeoman, 27, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 16 to second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, and first-degree unlawful possession of a handgun by a prior No Early Release Act felon. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the guilty plea in a news release on Wednesday, July 17. Atlantic City police responded to a shooting report near Sovereign and Sunset avenues on Saturday,…
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Man, Woman Sentenced In Shooting Near Apartment Complex In Atlantic City: Prosecutors
A man and a woman will spend several years in prison after admitting to their roles in a shooting near an Atlantic City apartment complex nearly two years ago, authorities said. Tawanne Williams, 42, of Philadelphia, was sentenced on Monday, July 15 to five years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Jessica Bryant, 33, of Atlantic City, received the same sentence on the same day. Atlantic City police responded to a man who was shot twice near the Carolina Village complex on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. The man's injuries to his hand an…
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Man Arrested For Critically Injuring Lithuanian Student In Wildwood Shooting: Prosecutors
A Wildwood man was accused of shooting and critically injuring a student from Lithuania who was an innocent bystander outside a bar, authorities said. William Hoyle, 40, was arrested, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release on Friday, July 12. He was charged with first-degree attempted murder, second-degree aggravated assault, and five gun-related charges. Wildwood police responded to the shooting outside Cattle 'n Clover on Pacific Avenue at around 10:26 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9. When officers arrived, they found a woman who had been shot in the h…
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Husband Was Racing At 117 MPH In Crash That Killed Wife On Route 9: Affidavit
A Monmouth County man was driving 117 mph just before a multi-car crash on Route 9 in Middlesex County that killed his wife and injured others, authorities said. Benjamin Futerman, 32, of Manalapan, was charged on Wednesday, July 10 with aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of his wife, Kristina Godich, 31, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas J. Montagna announced Thursday, July 11. She was killed at about 1 a.m. on June 2 on Route 9 near Ferry Road in Old Bridge, they said. Investigators analyzed surveillance video and the …
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Father High On PCP Injured Baby Son Dropping, Swinging Him In Jersey Shore City: Police
A North Wildwood man was accused of dropping and swinging his baby son while high on PCP, authorities said. David Fletcher III, 38, was arrested on Tuesday, July 2, the North Wildwood Police Department said in a news release on Thursday, July 11. Officers responded to reports of a man possibly having a medical issue on the 1200 block of Atlantic Avenue. Police suspected Fletcher was under the influence of drugs "due to his erratic behavior." They also noticed his infant son had several injuries and officers contacted the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency. Investigators…
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Husband Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Wife, Prosecutor Says
Two drivers including the husband of a woman killed were found at fault in the Route 9 crash last month in Old Bridge, authorities said. Benjamin Futerman, 32, of Manalapan, and Wilson Familia, 22, of Old Bridge, have both been charged in the June 2 crash on Route 9 at Ferry Road that left Kristina Godich dead and several others injured, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas J. Montagna announced Thursday, July 11. Investigators found that speeding combined “with aggressive and reckless driving" contributed to the collision, Ciccone noted. Futerman …
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Toms River Woman Who Robbed Woman With Knife, Had Cocaine, Sentenced, Prosecutors Say
A Toms River woman will spend several years in prison after admitting to robbing another woman with a knife, having cocaine, and spitting in the faces of officers, authorities said. Olivia Paige, 35, was sentenced on Friday, June 29 to seven years in prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release on Monday, July 1. She pleaded guilty on Monday, Apr. 22 to robbery, possession of cocaine, and aggravated assault. Brick Township police responded to a shoplifting report at a convenience store on Maple Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Officers determine…
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