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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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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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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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Trenton Man, 29, Found Shot Dead On Apartment Floor: Authorities
A 29-year-old man was found shot dead on the floor of his Trenton apartment on Monday, Jan. 16, authorities said. Donnell Williams was found with a gunshot wound on the living room floor of his apartment in the 100 block of South Overbrook Avenue shortly after 4:05 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident marks Trenton’s first homicide of 2023: BREAKING NEWS: Trenton Suffers Its 1st Homicide of 2023 (Jan 16th). The Victim Has Been ID as Donnell William's, Of Trenton. Age 29 Our thoughts & Prayers To His Family Posted…
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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.
Police & Fire
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 …
Police & Fire
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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: Nearly 7 Pounds Of Coke, $195K Cash Found At Trenton Man's Apartment, Prosecutor Says
A 28-year-old man was arrested Friday after investigating officers found nearly seven pounds of cocaine and $195,000 in cash at his Trenton apartment, authorities announced. Detectives carrying out a search warrant at the West State Street apartment of Cesar Cedeno-Correa found about 6.6 pounds of cocaine and $195,000 in cash in a backpack in the bedroom, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. An additional 2.1 ounces, as well as a money counter and two digital scales, were also found during the search, authorities said. The total value of the confiscated cocaine is estimated at $…
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$300K In Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, Man Charged In Mercer County Drug Investigation: Prosecutor
An Illinois man was charged after a Mercer County drug investigation turned up approximately $300,000 worth of heroin and fentanyl, authorities announced. Job Carranza-Ocampo, 31, had about two kilograms of heroin as officers investigating drug distribution in the area conducted a search of his Ford F150 in a parking lot on Route 130 in Hamilton Township on Thursday, Feb. 17, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Carranza-Ocampo, 31, also had $467 in cash, and a kilogram of fentanyl was found on the ground behind his truck, authorities said. The combined street value of the subst…
Police & Fire
Mercer County Man Uploaded Child Pornography, Recorded Sex Acts With Horse: Prosecutor
A Mercer County man is accused of uploading a significant amount of child pornography and recording himself engaging in sex acts with a horse, authorities announced Monday. Mitchell B. Richtman, 31, was arrested Thursday after a search of his East Windsor home turned up devices containing a second-degree amount of child pornography depicting children as young as five years old, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Detectives also located several videos that show Richtman performing sexual acts on a horse, Onofri said. Richtman previously made headlines for masturbating around ch…
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Drug Dog Finds $100K Of Cocaine On Jersey City Man In Major Mercer County Bust: Prosecutor
A quantity of cocaine worth about $100,000 was found on a Jersey City man with the help of a narcotics K9 in Mercer County earlier this week, authorities said. Hector Perez-Suarez, 31, was stopped in a silver BMW near Parkway Avenue in Trenton on Tuesday as part of a month-long investigation into narcotics sales, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Thursday. A search of the car by narcotics canine officer Indy turned up a plastic bag with a kilogram of cocaine on the rear floor next to the rear center console, Onofri said. Perez-Suarez also had $2,100 in cash, authorities said. …
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NJ Man Busted With ‘Thousands’ Of Child Porn Pics And Erotica, Prosecutor Says
A New Jersey man was busted with thousands of pictures of child pornography and erotica, authorities announced Wednesday. Kelly Skeel, 45, was charged with second-degree possession of child pornography after a Tuesday search of his Lawrence Township home revealed “thousands of images and videos of child pornography and erotica” that had been uploaded to DVDs and electronic devices, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Skeel was identified by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit, which received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Onofri s…
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US Marshals Nab 2 Teens In Trenton Shooting That Killed 2
Two teenagers were arrested by members of the US Marshals Office in a shooting that left two other teens dead last September in Trenton, authorities said. A 17-year-old male from Trenton and a 16-year-old male from Hamilton are each facing murder charges in the shooting deaths of Shemiah Davis, 15, and Candace Ruff, 19, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The 17-year-old was arrested on Dec. 1, in Trenton. He was being held in the Middlesex County Juvenile Detention Center. The 16-year-old was arrested on Dec. 8, in McDonough, Georgia. He was being held at the Metro Regional You…
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US Marshals Nab Trenton Double-Murder Suspect In Arizona: Authorities
A Trenton man charged with the fatal shootings of his landlord and another man last month was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Arizona, authorities said. Gabriel Vilorio-Jaquez, 33, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful person, one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and one count of second-degree certain persons not to possess a firearm, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Thursday. Vilorio-Jaquez, of Cleveland Avenue, is accused of shooting Everth Barrera, 56, of Ewing, and Ed…
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SWAT Team Arrests Trenton Pair In Fatal Robbery Of Princeton Man, 31
A SWAT team rounded up a pair of murder suspects, authorities said. The fugitives, both from Trenton, were arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal robbery of a 31-year-old man from Princeton, according to the Mercer County prosecutor. Thaddeus J. Adams, 40, and Clarence Williams, 35, each were charged with murder, felony murder, attempted murder, two counts of robbery and multiple weapons offenses, Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Sunday's shooting victim was later identified as Elias Juarez Lopez, 31, of Princeton, Onofri said. The suspects arrested Thursday by me…
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Man, 50, Gunned Down Between Homes On Tree-Lined Trenton Street
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in Mercer County. The shooting occurred shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday on the first block of Hoffman Avenue in Trenton, according to , Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Trenton police reportedly received two Shot Spotter activations, both for multiple rounds of gunfire. Police found a 50-year-old man laying on the ground between residences at 165 and 167 Hoffman Ave., Onofri said. The victim, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounce…
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Shooting At Trenton Home Leaves 37-Year-Old Man Dead, Prosecutor Says
A 37-year-old man was fatally shot in Trenton before dawn Friday, authorities said. Jeff Charles of Trenton was found with gunshot wounds as officers responded to the shooting report at a home on Race Street around 12:55 a.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Charles was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Bill Jones with the Mercer County Homicide Task Force office at (609) 989-6406 or send an email to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.
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Fugitive In Trenton Teenager's Fatal Headshot Arrested By US Marshals, Mercer County SWAT Team
A 30-year-old fugitive from Trenton was arrested Friday in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy, authorities sad. Keith N. Jordan was charged with first-degree murder, obstruction and weapons offenses in Monday's fatal shooting of t16-Year-Old Dion Ellis, according to the Mercer County prosecutor. Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported today that an investigation by the Jordan was taken into custody by members of the Mercer County Tactical Response Team and the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force, according to Mercer County Prosecu…
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Trenton Man, 20, Arrested In Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says
A 20-year-old man from Trenton has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting last weekend, authorities said. Tyrell Williams was arrested Thursday afternoon in Trenton by members of the Mercer County Homicide Task Force, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. He is charged with first-degree murder and several weapons offenses in connection with the death of David Williams, 36. The alleged shooter and victim are not related, Onofri said. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Williams pending trial. Just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Tren…
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Trenton's Latest Shooting Victim, 25, Identified
Authorities have identified the 25-year-old victim in Thursday night's shooting in Trenton. Ramire Harvey was found fatally wounded by gunfire in his crashed vehicle, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. A bystander suffered seizures unrelated to the shooting, after the 6:30 p.m. crash. Harvey's death is the seventh homicide this year in Trenton, authorities said. Trenton police were called to the 400 block of North Clinton Avenue on a report of a motor vehicle accident. Responding patrol officers found Harvey seated in the driver’s seat of a dark-colored Aud…
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