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Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Elizabeth Stabbing: Prosecutors
A 50-year-old Elizabeth man pled guilty to fatally stabbing a man in Oct. 2021, authorities said.
Alexis Mondesi pled guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the stabbing death of Yonatan Alexander Vasquez-Torres, a 21-year-old Elizabeth man, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said.
On Oct. 10, 2021, at 3 a.m., Elizabeth police responded to the 300 block of Center Street and found Vasquez-Torres suffering from a fatal stab wound, and an investigation identified Mondesi as the culprit, authori…
Pair Learn Fates In Beating Death Of Victim Outside Elizabeth Bar
Two men – one who was convicted at trial and another who pleaded guilty – were sentenced to New Jersey State Prison for their roles in the beating death of a man outside a bar, authorities said.
Laquan McCall, 31, who was convicted of manslaughter in November 2022, was sentenced to 16 years in state prison, according to Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel.
Christopher Elliott, who pleaded guilty as an accomplice to aggravated assault in December 2022, was sentenced to three years in state prison, he said on Thursday, March 16
Shortly after 2 a.m. on July 27, 2019, Elizabeth poli…
'Dangerous' Elizabeth Driver Interrupts Judge To Say His Mom Pays His Rent
The Elizabeth driver who three times ran over a woman after a minor car crash leaving her in critical condition was ordered held pending his next court date by a Union County judge Tuesday, April 19.
Vincent Jean, 56, appeared virtually before Superior Court Judge Stacey Boretz, who said he poses an "extreme danger to the victim, witnesses, and the community." Further, Jean showed "complete and deprave disregard for human life" during the April 13 incident, Boretz added.
Being that Jean is facing an attempted murder charge, the judge worries that if he's released, there is a strong chance …
Convicted NJ Child Porn Trafficker Gets 20+ Years In Fed Pen, No Parole, For Enticing Minors
A convicted child porn trafficker from Union County must spend no fewer than 20 years in federal prison for doing it again while soliciting two children to "engage in sexually explicit conduct online," authorities said.
Christopher Gardiner, 39, of Cranford, must serve out just about all of the plea-bargained 20 years and eight months that he was sentenced to on Tuesday, Feb. 8, because there's no parole in the federal prison system.
Gardiner, who'd been convicted of similar charges in Union County in 2007, conducted an "ongoing sexually graphic conversation on a web-based social media appl…
Powerball Ticket Food For $100K Sold In Union County
A winning Powerball ticket good for $100,000 was sold in Union County.
The ticket from the Wednesday, Sept. 8 drawing wins the $50,000 third-tier prize, which was purchased with Power Play, multiplying it to $100,000.
The ticket was sold at North Broad Food Mart located at 1410 North Broad St., in Hillside.
The winning numbers were: 09, 22, 41, 47, and 61. The Red Power Ball number was 21. The Power Play was 2X.
The Powerball jackpot rolled to $409 million for the Saturday, Sept. 11 drawing.
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Union County
A Powerball ticket good for $50,000 was sold in Union County.
The ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball from the Saturday, Oct. 10, drawing, winning the third-tier prize.
The winning numbers were 05, 18, 23, 40, and 50. The Red Power Ball number was 18. The Multiplier number was 03.
The winning ticket from Saturday night’s drawing was sold at Country Farms on Springfield Avenue in Berkeley Heights.
The Powerball jackpot rolls to $72 million for the next drawing on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 10:59 p.m.
Prosecutor: Linden Man Sets Items Ablaze, Throws Knives, Bricks At Police During SWAT Standoff
A Linden man stabbed a woman, set several household items on fire, fired a nail gun at police and more during a SWAT standoff over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday.
John P. Mooney refused to surrender to police responding to his Furber Avenue home around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, where they found a woman with minor stab wounds, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said.
During a standoff that ensued with police, 36-year-old Mooney punched out a front window of his home, set several household items on fire, threw knives and bricks at officers and then fired a nail gun at police, Ru…
