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Unsuspecting Heroin, Cocaine Dealer Leads Detectives To 3 More Arrests, Passaic Sheriff Says
Timing was everything Thursday, June 27 in Passaic County. Kevin Wunk made the jobs of law enforcement officers a whole lot easier, as he carried out a drug deal just as they were arriving to execute a search warrant on his home, wrapping a month-long investigation and leading them to three additional arrests, Acting Passaic County Sheriff Gary Giardina said. The Passaic County Sheriff's Office had been investigating the Wanaque resident throughout the month of June, and at 10 a.m., officers from Wanaque and Ringwood police departments arrived at his Ringwood Avenue apartment to c…
Police & Fire
Philly Dad Who Used Baby As Human Shield Grieves Boy's Loss On Facebook
The Philadelphia dad who allegedly used his 11-month-old son as a human shield during a shooting spawned by a drug deal gone bad has taken to social media to mourn the boy's loss. Yaseem Jenkins was shot after his dad used counterfeit cash to buy drugs in October 2019, authorities previously said. The boy died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 3 years old. His dad mourned his loss on Facebook but did not get much sympathy. "Last couple deaths I was numb.,, i feel this shit." One commenter responded: "WTF U should feel like shit. What kinda father used there 11 month old child as a hum…
Police & Fire
Drug Deal At Wind Creek Casino Turns To Armed Robbery
A 28-year-old Monroe County man is facing charges after a drug deal at Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem turned into an armed robbery in the parking lot, reports say. Brandon L. Pearsall-McNealy, of East Stroudsburg, met a person at the casino on Wind Creek Boulevard Friday morning and agreed to buy marijuana, PennLive reports citing city police. When they walked to a car in a nearby parking lot around 7:30 a.m., Pearsall-McNealy pointed a gun at the dealer and stole an ounce of marijuana and $270, the news outlet says. The person robbed reportedly told area police that Pearsall-McNealy …
Police & Fire
New Brunswick Man Indicted For Causing Bedminster Woman's Fentanyl, Cocaine OD Death
A New Jersey man was indicted on charges that he caused the drug overdose death of a 37-year-old woman. Lashawn D. Boyd, 25, of New Brunswick, had been accused of selling the woman cocaine, fentanyl, 4-ANPP and tramadol in the days leading up to her death in January 2020 Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Boyd was indicted on charges of first-degree strict liability for drug induced death, and four counts of third-degree distribution of a controlled dangerous substance. The woman had made arrangements to meet Boyd for a suspected drug deal between Jan. 16, 2020 and …
Police & Fire
Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say
An 18-year-old Mercer County man has been arrested in a Somerset County drug deal-turned robbery that occurred last January, authorities announced Monday. George C. Battle IV and another man had made arrangement with the victim over a social media application to conduct a drug deal near Lancaster Court in Montgomery Township on Jan. 17 around 6:30 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. A man got into the passenger's seat of his car and pointed a black gun at him while another man got into the back of the car and demanded his wallet, cell phone, car keys and hat, R…
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Ex-Convict Gets 22 Years In State Prison For Fatal Jersey Shore Stabbing During Xanax Theft
An ex-convict from Ocean County has been sentenced to 22 years in state prison for killing a man during a drug deal, authorities said. John T. Mullen, Jr., 51, of Seaside Heights was sentenced on an aggravated manslaughter charge on Monday by Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan. Mullen tried to steal Xanax from a 33-year-old Manchester man during a failed drug deal on Oct. 20, 2019, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Thomas J. Applegate was found dead near the entrance to Surf & Stream Campground in Manchester Township, Billhimer said. Mullen pleaded guilty …
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New Brunswick Man Charged With Causing OD Death Of Somerset County Woman
A New Brunswick man is accused of providing a woman with the cocktail of drugs including fentanyl and cocaine that killed her last January, authorities said Wednesday. Lashawn D. Boyd, 24, met up with the 37-year-old Bedminster woman for a drug deal on Jan. 19, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Bedminster Township Police Chief Karl Rock said. The next day, the woman died of a heart attack, Rock and Fodor said. An autopsy revealed the cause was adverse effects of cocaine, fentanyl and sertraline …
Police & Fire
Wanted
: Authorities Seek Somerset County Fugitive In Suspected Drug Deal, Pursuit
Authorities in Somerset County are seeking a man who they say sped away from police after being caught in a drug deal. Saul Weaver III, 48, of Hampton, is wanted on a charge of eluding police following Tuesday's incident, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release with other law enforcement agencies. Members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force, along with Franklin Township police, were doing a "quality of life" check in Diane Court when they saw a man later identified as Weaver conducting a "suspected narcotic…
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Seaside Heights Ex-Convict Faces 30 Years In Prison For Fatal Stabbing During Xanax Theft
An ex-convict from Ocean County faces another 30 years in state prison for killing a man during a drug deal, authorities said. John T. Mullen, Jr., 51, of Seaside Heights pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter on Wednesday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Mullen tried to steal Xanax from a 33-year-old Manchester man during a failed drug deal, authorities said. Thomas J. Applegate was found dead shortly before 6 p.m. last Oct. 20 near the entrance to Surf & Stream Campground in Manchester Township, Billhimer said. Mullen entered his guilty plea before …
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