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Central Jersey Man Found Guilty of Killing His Father, Another Man Then Setting Home On Fire
A Middlesex County man was found guilty of murdering his father and another man in 2019 before setting their home on fire, authorities said.
Jaree Kitchen, 24, was convicted on June 1 of the murder of his father, Clifford Kitchen Jr., 53 and Gregory Fisher, 53, both from Jamesburg, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
Kitchen, also from Jamesburg, was also found guilty of aggravated arson, possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, two counts of desecrating human remains and tampering with evidence, the prosecutor sa…
Somerset County Woman Who Set Fire To Hamilton Business Sign Charged With Arson, Police Say
A Somerset County woman who set fire to a business sign in Mercer County was charged with arson, authorities said.
Alicia Schmitter, 40, is accused of using a lighter to set fire to an advertisement flag in front of Angie’s Multiservices on the 1800 block of South Broad Street in Hamilton just before 3:10 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, local police said.
Schmitter, of Franklin Park, was seen on surveillance footage walking out of sight before officers found her lying on the sidewalk nearby, police said.
During questioning, Schmitter allegedly pulled out the lighter and tried to set fire to a …
