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Father-Son Duo Learn Fates For July 4 Explosion: Somerset County Prosecutor
Two men, a father and son, were sentenced on Friday, May 23, after previously pleading guilty to detonating an explosive device which caused extensive damage in Manville over the Fourth of July weekend, authorities said.
Thomas Kaiser, a 60-year-old South Plainfield resident was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to causing or risking widespread injury or damage, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief, while his son, Erich, a 29-year-old Marlboro resident, was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to aggravated assault with a dead…
4 Involved In Shooting Of Njsp Detective At Salem County Mobile Home Park Learn Fate: AG
Four people who recently pleaded guilty in the 2020 shooting of a New Jersey State Police detective in Salem County, were sentenced on Tuesday, April 1, with sentences ranging from prison to probation, authorities said.
Markese Rogers, a 30-year-old Pittsgrove resident, Ashley Acevedo Diaz, 27, Imari Lazu, 27, and Noel Lazu, 25, pled guilty in February for their involvement in an incident that led to NJSP Detective Richard Hershey being shot at the Harding Woods mobile home park in Pittsgrove, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.
Rogers was sentenced to five years in pris…
'Crazy Rescue Ladies' Who Had 170+ Pets In Disgusting NJ Home Sentenced, Prosecutors Say
Two Brick Township women who called themselves the "Crazy Rescue Ladies" will spend nearly a year in jail after admitting to having more than 170 pets in deplorable conditions, authorities said.
Michele Nycz, 60, and Aimee Lonczak, 51, were sentenced on Friday, Aug. 16 to 364 days in Ocean County Jail, county prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. The women pleaded guilty on Monday, June 24 to two counts of animal cruelty, and Lonczak also entered a guilty plea for child neglect.
Brick Township police responded to a complaint of a suspected puppy mill run a…
NJ Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Passenger On United Airlines Flight: Feds
A New Jersey man who admitted to sexually assaulting a woman passenger seated next to him on a United Airlines flight has been sentenced to six months of home confinement, authorities said.
Piyush Mathew, 31, of Robbinsville Township, must also serve five years of probation and register as a sex offender, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Thursday, Aug. 1.
Mathew, who pleaded guilty in March, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 31.
In court documents, the government alleged that on Sept. 7, 2023, Mathew and the victim, identified as Jane Doe, were seated next to each other on United Airlines…
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 …
Apartment Maintenance Worker Who Stole $4,500, Smartwatch In South Jersey Sentenced: Prosecutor
A maintenance worker will spend nearly a year in jail after he was convicted of stealing $4,500 and a smartwatch at an Ocean County apartment complex, authorities said.
Troy Jones, 58, of Jackson Township, was sentenced on Friday, May 31 to 364 days in the Ocean County Jail as a condition of a three-year probation term, county prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Tuesday, June 4. A jury found him guilty on Wednesday, Mar. 20 after a nearly two-week trial.
Jackson Township police responded to a reported theft at an apartment in The Ga…
Jersey Shore Contractor Failed To Build Home, Took $65K: Prosecutor
A Monmouth Beach man, who had previously been the owner of a residential construction company, has been sentenced to two years probation, authorities said.
The former contractor pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from a client who had hired him to build a single-family home in Ocean Township, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago.
Mihkel Grunbaum, 49, was sentenced on Friday, Nov. 4. Grunbaum also was ordered to immediately pay $65,000 in restitution to the victim.
Grunbaum pleaded guilty on Feb. 25, to theft of movable pro…
