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Trio Indicted In Botched Armed Robbery, Attempted Murder, Monmouth Prosecutor Says
Three men from Central Jersey have been indicted for attempted murder and armed robbery, authorities said.
Thaddeus West Jr., 21, and Suncere Smith, 27, both of Neptune City; and Kingphess Gomez, 21, of Woodbury in Gloucester County, all are charged with first-degree armed robbery, first-degree conspiracy, first-degree attempted murder, second-degree certain persons not to possess a firearm, and other related second-degree weapons offenses, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey.
About 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, a ShotSpotter notification showed multiple sh…
Feds, Njsp Bust South Carolina-To-Paterson Gun-Running Ring
New Jersey State Police seized nine firearms that were headed to Paterson from South Carolina, leading to the arrests of six accused gun runners.
Four defendants were in a vehicle stopped by State Police on Sept. 26, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said.
Two of them -- ex-con Kendell McFadden, 28, and Laronmir MdFadden, 27, of Florence, South Carolina -- led the ring, a subsequent investigation involving the ATF found, she said.
The McFaddens recruited a group of straw purchasers to buy the guns in and around Florence for them, Honig said.
This summer, for instance, S…