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Machete-Wielding Relatives Sentenced, Victim Suffered 'Multiple Chop Wounds': Prosecutor Machete-Wielding Relatives Sentenced, Victim Suffered 'Multiple Chop Wounds': Prosecutor
Machete-Wielding Relatives Sentenced, Victim Suffered 'Multiple Chop Wounds': Prosecutor Two relatives responsible for the machete killing of an Ocean County man in Howell have been sentenced, authorities said. Omar Rivera-Rojas, 33, and his nephew, Alberto Rojas-Hernandez, 21, both of Lakewood, were sentenced to 22 and 20 years in New Jersey State Prison, respectively on Tuesday, May 16, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Each must serve at least 85 percent of their prison terms before the possibility of parole Members of the Howell Township Police Department responded to a 911 call shortly after 3:45 a.m. on Oct. 18, 20…

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Central Jersey Teen Found Dead Mourned By Midget Car Racing Community Central Jersey Teen Found Dead Mourned By Midget Car Racing Community
Central Jersey Teen Found Dead Mourned By Midget Car Racing Community A 17-year-old boy reported missing was found dead in Monmouth County, authorities said. Shawn Erm was being mourned by the New Jersey midget car racing community. R.i.p. shawn erm please keep in our prayers the erm family in this trying time a great quarter midget family who always... Posted by David Cordova on Monday, November 1, 2021 Shawn disappeared from the Wall/Howell border Sunday, New Jersey State Park Police said. Shawn walked out of his Carmerville Road home in Wall around 3:45 p.m., authorities said. His vehicle was located at an Allaire State Park access point on Hurley Po…

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Prosecutor: Lakewood Teen Charged As Adult In Howell Murder Prosecutor: Lakewood Teen Charged As Adult In Howell Murder
Prosecutor: Lakewood Teen Charged As Adult In Howell Murder A Lakewood man, who was 17 when he and his uncle were arrested in connection with a murder, will be charged as an adult, authorities said.  Alberto Rojas Hernandez, now 18, faces charges of first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and weapons charges, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Rojas Hernandez is being held in the Middlesex County Youth Detention Center in North Brunswick, pending a first appearance and detention hearing on Thursday, Gramiccioni said. Rojas Hernandez’s uncle, Juan Carlos "Omar" Rivera Rojas, 29, of L…

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by Jon Craig