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Man Fatally Shoots Wife Battling Terminal Cancer, Then Himself: Police
A Connecticut man is dead after he shot his wife and then himself earlier this week, authorities said. He called 911 shortly before the murder-suicide to tell police his plan and how they could get inside their house.
John Ezzell, 62, of Plainfield, called 911 around 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, to report that his wife, Christine Ezzell, 62, was dying of cancer, and he planned to end her suffering and then kill himself, police said. He told them he would leave the door open for Plainfield officers.
Police arrived at the couple’s home at 504 Kate Downing Road soon after and found John…
Us-born Citizen, 22, Detained By ICE, Attorney Says: Feds Push Back
An immigration attorney is speaking out after she said her 22-year-old client, who she said was born in Maryland, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under what she described as troubling circumstances.
Victoria Slatton, an immigration attorney representing Dulce Morales Diaz, of Baltimore, said her client was taken on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Slatton, a partner with Sanabria & Associates, PLLC, said her legal team filed a habeas petition and obtained an injunction preventing her client from being moved or deported, but despite ICE having Diaz’s birth certifica…
Beloved Grandfather Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Route 36: Prosecutor
A 74-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle in Long Branch, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 31.
At 6:17 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, Long Branch police responded to Route 36 and Branchport Avenue after a man, later identified as Fernando Pinho was attempted to cross Route 36 when he was hit by a BMW SUV, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said.
Pinho was rushed to Monmouth Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 8:58 p.m., Santiago said. The driver remained on scene, Santiago said.
Born in Portugal, Pinho was a fisherman, restauranteur and car salesman befor…
