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Newark Resident Convicted Of Fatally Shooting Man, Lighting Jeep On Fire: Prosecutor Newark Resident Convicted Of Fatally Shooting Man, Lighting Jeep On Fire: Prosecutor
Newark Resident Convicted Of Fatally Shooting Man, Lighting Jeep On Fire: Prosecutor A 25-year-old Newark man was convicted of murder in the first degree on Friday, Nov. 22 for his role in a fatal shooting in August 2022, authorities said. On August 2, 2022, Juan Leandry and his co-conspirators arrived at 535 South Orange Ave. in  dark-colored stolen Jeep Cherokee and fired 42 shots at Davian Sumier, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Sumier later died from his injuries, Stephen said. Leandry later set the Jeep on fire in an empty lot in Irvington, posting images of the burning vehicle on his Instagram account, Stephens said. Investigators were abl…
15-Year-Old Arrested For Fatal Headshot In Trenton: Prosecutor 15-Year-Old Arrested For Fatal Headshot In Trenton: Prosecutor
15-Year-Old Arrested For Fatal Headshot In Trenton: Prosecutor A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for fatally shooting a 47-year-old Trenton man in the head earlier this month, authorities said. The suspect was arrested by U.S. Marshals without incident on Wednesday, July 24 in Norfolk, Va, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. He was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses, Onofri said. At approximately 12:25 a.m. on July 9, Trenton police responded to the 200 block of East Hanover Street on the report of a sick or injured person. Police found Luis Torres Marrero suffering from a gunshot to his head, Onofri …
Essex County Fugitive Wanted In Recent Assault: Police Essex County Fugitive Wanted In Recent Assault: Police
Essex County Fugitive Wanted In Recent Assault: Police Police in Essex County are seeking a 67-year-old man accused of firing a handgun and assaulting a victim inside of an apartment last week, they said. Cranford Butler, of Irvington, had gotten into an argument with the victim at a home on Jacoby Street in Maplewood the morning of Feb. 16, when he apparently fired a .380 caliber handgun, Maplewood Police Chief Jim DeVaul said. Police responding to the scene found the victim with a cut, but no gunshot wound or life-threatening injuries, and the incident was determined to be domestic in nature, the chief said. Butler and the victim knew each …