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Daniel Penny Acquitted In Chokehold Death Of NJ Native Jordan Neely Aboard Subway Car Daniel Penny Acquitted In Chokehold Death Of NJ Native Jordan Neely Aboard Subway Car
Daniel Penny Acquitted In Chokehold Death Of NJ Native Jordan Neely Aboard Subway Car A New York ex-Marine was acquitted in the chokehold death of a New Jersey street artist aboard a Manhattan subway. Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely by a Manhattan jury on Monday, Dec. 9, following 20 hours of deliberations, CBS News reports. It came days after Judge Maxwell Wiley dismissed a manslaughter charge against Penny after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on the top count. The 26-year-old Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, had been accused of killing 30-year-old New Jersey native Jordan Neely aboard a …
Fugitive Wanted, Two Arrested In 2016 Black Friday Killing Of Air Guardsman In South Jersey Fugitive Wanted, Two Arrested In 2016 Black Friday Killing Of Air Guardsman In South Jersey
Fugitive Wanted, Two Arrested In 2016 Black Friday Killing Of Air Guardsman In South Jersey Two Egg Harbor City men were arrested and a third man was wanted in a deadly shooting outside a mall on Black Friday in 2016, authorities said. Steven Martinez, 30, and Timothy Davis, 27, were charged on Wednesday, Aug. 7 with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and weapons offenses, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Monday, Aug. 12. Malik Boone, 30, also from Egg Harbor City, was wanted on the same charges. The three were accused of taking part in the shooting death of 21-year-old Demond Cottman of Atlantic City on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Hamilton Towns…
Movie Named After NJ Town Casting Paid Roles For Men Ages 18-25 Movie Named After NJ Town Casting Paid Roles For Men Ages 18-25
Movie Named After NJ Town Casting Paid Roles For Men Ages 18-25 Actors for a new feature film called "Sicklerville" are being sought. The estimated pay is $3,150 for 15 days of shooting and you can apply by clicking here by July 31. The film shoots from Sept. 9 through 27 in New Jersey. This movie is about three young adults in a drug-induced utopia who are shattered when their addictions run deep through a treacherous day. There are four lead male openings, ages 18 to 25 to actors who are white and of European descent or of mixed ethnicities. They ask for some musical skills in rock, punk or metal. The movie is loosely based on true events. The …
Family Shines Light On Addiction After Dad Believed Killed By Axe-Wielding Son In Morris County Family Shines Light On Addiction After Dad Believed Killed By Axe-Wielding Son In Morris County
Family Shines Light On Addiction After Dad Believed Killed By Axe-Wielding Son In Morris County A New Jersey man who used an axe and battery-operated pole saw to kill his dad had been battling addiction and mental illness, according to family and police paperwork. A blood-covered axe and battery-operated pole saw were found near 61-year-old Gregory Meyer’s body at the Old Denville Road home he shared with his 33-year-old son, Kyle, around 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 24, according to an affidavit for probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. Meyer's body was found in the basement with wounds to the left leg, head, fingers, and hands. His 33-year-old son, Kyle, was later charged in the inci…
Mom Was Battling Postpartum Psychosis When She Killed Kids: Reports Mom Was Battling Postpartum Psychosis When She Killed Kids: Reports
Mom Was Battling Postpartum Psychosis When She Killed Kids: Reports New details suggest that a woman charged with killing her two young children and injuring a third at their Massachusetts home this week was allegedly fighting a mental illness that impacts new mothers.  Lindsay Clancy, age 32, was possibly suffering from postpartum psychosis, sources told the WBZ-TV I-Team. The mental illness occurs in approximately .1-.2% of births, according to Postpartum Support International (PSI). The onset of PPD is usually sudden, most often within the first two weeks postpartum, according to the PSI's website. However, symptoms can appear in the first year, with re…
Children 7, 4, And 3-Month-Old Believed Drowned By Mentally Ill Mom On Coney Island Children 7, 4, And 3-Month-Old Believed Drowned By Mentally Ill Mom On Coney Island
Children 7, 4, And 3-Month-Old Believed Drowned By Mentally Ill Mom On Coney Island A frantic search for three children whose mentally ill mother had taken them to the Coney Island boardwalk in the middle of the night ended when the kids were all found lifeless on the beach, the NYPD said. All three were later pronounced dead of apparent drownings, authorities said. Police had received an overnight 911 call on Monday, Sept. 12, from an aunt who was "concerned her family member may have harmed her three small children,” NYPD Chief of Department Kenneth Corey said. Officers who responded to the 1:40 a.m. call found the Neptune Avenue apartment of 30-year-old Erin Merdy emp…
SEEN HIM? Glen Rock Man, 26, Reported Missing SEEN HIM? Glen Rock Man, 26, Reported Missing
Seen HIM? Glen Rock Man, 26, Reported Missing Glen Rock police turned to the public for help finding a missing 26-year-old borough resident. Kiariff Alston was last seen around 3 a.m. Sunday at a gas station in Paterson, family members said. The former Paterson resident was driving a black 2020 Toyota Corolla with temporary NJ registration W770831, according to borough police. Alston's mother said he has a mental illness and has tended to wander but often returned soon after. Police asked that anyone who sees Alston or know where to find him is asked to contact Glen Rock police: (201) 652-3800.
PA Man Accused Of Killing Newark Natives Mom, Sister Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill PA Man Accused Of Killing Newark Natives Mom, Sister Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill
PA Man Accused Of Killing Newark Natives Mom, Sister Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill A Pennsylvania man charged with killing his mother and sister -- both Newark natives -- entered a guilty plea this week, authorities announced. Zakiiy Carson, 37, on Tuesday pleaded guilty but mentally ill to two counts of murder in the third degree in the 2018 shooting deaths of Latricia Ezell and Ashley Campfield, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin. Carson who called 911 himself on Oct. 28, 2018, told dispatchers he had shot his mother and sister after an argument over treatment of his nephew, whom Ezell had been caring for while his mom was at work, authorities said.…
SEEN HER? Alert Issued For Missing, Endangered Middletown Woman, 62 SEEN HER? Alert Issued For Missing, Endangered Middletown Woman, 62
Seen HER? Alert Issued For Missing, Endangered Middletown Woman, 62 Middletown and New Jersey State Police are seeking the public's help in locating a missing, endangered woman. Mary Silengo, 62, of Middletown Township was lsat seen about 11 p.m. on Tuesday at her home near Concord Court in Shadow Lake Village, police said in an alert. Silengo suffers from a mental illness and is in need of her medications, police said. First responders continued to search for Silengo early Thursday afternoon in Shadow Lake. Silengo is described as a white woman, about 5-foot 3-inches tall and weighing 121 pounds, with blonde-gray hair and blue eyes, police said. Sh…
Distraught Boy, 17, Drowns In Passaic River After Officers Dive In To Try And Rescue Him Distraught Boy, 17, Drowns In Passaic River After Officers Dive In To Try And Rescue Him
Distraught Boy, 17, Drowns In Passaic River After Officers Dive In To Try And Rescue Him A distraught 17-year-old boy drowned in the Passaic River Friday night after he jumped off a bridge between Passaic and Wallington, authorities said. The Lakeview Learning Center student jumped off the Market Street bridge in front of his father shortly before 6:30 p.m., responders said. Two city police officers, showing no regard for their own safety, jumped right in after him. "We were trying to help him," a ranking officer told Daily Voice. "He jumped in, so we went in to try and rescue him. It's such a tragedy." Sgt. Robert Cancel and Officer Paul Zapata waded through waist-high mud …
SEEN HER? Concern Grows Over Missing Jersey Shore Woman, 66, With Bergen County Family SEEN HER? Concern Grows Over Missing Jersey Shore Woman, 66, With Bergen County Family
Seen HER? Concern Grows Over Missing Jersey Shore Woman, 66, With Bergen County Family A 66-year-old Lakewood woman with family in Bergen County and suffering from mental illness has now been missing more than a month, authorities said. Dale Murberg, 66, left the Lexington Rest Home on 7th Street in Lakewood on April 18 and hasn't been seen since, authorities confirmed Tuesday. She’s about 5-foot-6 and 190 pounds, with grey hair and hazel eyes, and cannot care for herself, the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit and police in Hillsdale , where her sister lives, said in a joint announcement. Spreading the word across the state gives authorities a better chance of fin…