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'Gas Station Heroin' Killed Toms River Man, Family Says In Lawsuit
The family of a Toms River man has filed a lawsuit claiming he was killed by a supplement known by many as "gas station heroin." The suit, filed on Thursday, Sept. 5 by the family of 32-year-old Matthew Cornier, names Neptune Resources, LLC; Super Chill CBD Products; and Hometown Market. Philadelphia-based law firm Feldman Shepherd announced the legal action in a news release on Thursday, Sept. 12. Cornier died on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, after consuming Neptune's Fix Elixir purchased from a store in Point Pleasant, the suit claimed. The product is marketed as a dietary supplement…
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Lakewood Man Extradited To NJ In GF's Killing: Prosecutor
A Lakewood man has been extradited to New Jersey in the slaying of his girlfriend, authorities said. John Filistovich, 59, was transferred from Salisbury, Maryland, to Ocean County Jail in connection with the murder of Betty Perry, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On May 30, at approximately 12:15 p.m., Lakewood Township Police responded to a residence on Thornbury Court to conduct a welfare check on Perry, 60. Police found the deceased body of a female, later identified as Perry, on the floor of the bedroom. A 2015 Hyundai Elantra belonging to Per…
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NJ Man Who Killed GF Found On Maryland Roadside: Prosecutor
A 59-year-old Lakewood man has been charged with killing his live-in girlfriend before fleeing to Maryland, authorities said. John Filistovich was charged on Thursday, June 1 with murder in connection with the beating and suffocation of Betty Perry, 60, of Lakewood, they said. On Tuesday, May 30, at approximately 12:15 p.m., Lakewood Township Police responded to a residence on Thornbury Court to conduct a welfare check on Perry, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Police found the dead body of a woman, later identified as Perry, on the floor of the bed…
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1 Dead, 2nd Critical In House Fire In Manchester
One person was killed and a second woman is in critical condition after a fire at a multi-family home Sunday night, March 19, authorities said. Three Manchester police officers were brought to the hospital for smoke inhalation and released, they said. The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said one woman was killed and a second remained in critical condition on Monday, March 20. The fire broke out at 6:51 p.m. at a quadplex on Heron Street in the Cedar Glen West section of town, Manchester police said. Arriving police saw a home fully engulfed in flames and were told by family members that …
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Police ID Man, 89, Drowned In Jersey Shore Lagoon
Authorities have identified the man found drowned in a Jersey Shore lagoon. The elderly man was found floating face down along Laurel Boulevard, Lanoka Harbor, at 1:22 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28, according to Lacey Police Capt. Paul Sullivan Jr. The man was identified as Robert Mcelvaney, 89, of 1025 Laurel Blvd., he said. As of this time, the death does not appear to be suspicious, Sullivan said. Upon patrol officers' arrival, the deceased man was located near the bulkhead at 1013 Laurel Blvd. and was pulled from the water by officers, Sullivan said. The Lacey Township Detective Bureau, L…
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Burlington County Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash
A 32-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a Jersey Shore crash on Tuesday, authorities said. Philip Gurganious, of Browns Mills, was heading north on County Route 539 when he left the roadway near Lincoln Boulevard and struck a utility pole around 6:45 p.m., Manchester police say. Gurganious' 2019 Yamaha XSR was in the shoulder of the northbound side when police arrived. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Assisting at the scene were members of the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Unit, Ocean County Medical Examiner, Manchester EMS and Paramedics from Robe…
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Lakewood Father Indicted In Death Of 3-Month-Old Baby Girl, Prosecutor Says
A 36-year-old man from Lakewood has been indicted in connection with the "Shaken Baby Death" of his 3-month-old daughter, authorities said. David Smith was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on charges of murder and endangering the welfare of a child, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Smith's infant daughter died on Dec. 8, 2020, Billhimer said. The county Medical Examiner determined the baby girl's death was due to Smith claimed that he immediately called 9-1-1 upon finding the infant unresponsive, the prosecutor said. The infant was in…
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Lakewood Father, 36, Arrested In 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Death Of 3-Month-Old Daughter
A 36-year-old man from Lakewood has been arrested in connection with the death of his infant daughter, who died of "shaken baby syndrome" on Tuesday, authorities said. David Smith has been charged with murder, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer On Saturday, detectives from the Lakewood Township Police Department and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit responded to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood for a report of a 3-month-old girl purportedly found to be unresponsive by her father, David Smith, according to…
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Man Shot In Head Leaving Toms River Apartments Dies, 19
A 19-year-old Bayville man shot in the head leaving Toms River apartments over the weekend died of his injuries, authorities said. Javon Cutler of Bayville succumbed to his injuries at approximately 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Cutler was in the rear passenger's seat of a friend's car leaving the Toms River Apartments on Main Street on Sunday when he was shot around 8:15 p.m. by an unknown person, Billhimer and Toms River Township Chief of Police Mitch Little prev…
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Man Charged In Fatal Biker Night Assault At Controversial NJ Diner
A 54-year-old man was being held in the Ocean County Jail in connection with Wednesday night's fatal assault at a popular Jersey Shore diner that left another dead. Robert Clarke, 78, of Manchester was airlifted to an area hospital after the 7:30 p.m. incident at the Lakeside Diner in Lacey Township, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Edward Charles Chandler of Manalapan was charged with aggravated assault, which was upgraded to aggravated manslaughter on Thursday night. Billhimer said that Clarke was removed from life support about 1:30 a.m. after he was airlifted to …
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