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Tenant Hid Dead GF's Body In Trash Bag Found After Eviction By Trenton Landlord: Prosecutor
An evicted tenant was arrested and charged with disturbing human remains several weeks after a landlord found a decomposed body in a trash bag at the Trenton home, authorities announced. David Gibson, 44, was charged with disturbing or desecrating human remains, tampering with evidence, and hindering, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Wednesday, Jan. 18. Gibson was evicted in November from the apartment on the 600 block of Beatty Street in Trenton, where the remains were found in a trash bag by the landlord on Friday, Dec. 23, Onofri said. According to a report by NJ.com, Gibs…
Police & Fire
NJ Agent Posing As Hitman Halts PA Woman From Killing Ex-Husband's Wife, Daughter: Authorities
A Pennsylvania woman is accused of hiring a hitman to try to kill her husband's ex-wife and the wife's 13-year-old daughter, authorities in New Jersey said. A tip came in earlier this month that Marilyn Zhou, 56, of Chadds Ford, was trying to meet with a murder-for-hire earlier this month, Mercer County Prosecutor AngeloJ. Onofri said. Zhou met with an undercover officer posing as a hitman on Sunday, Dec. 18 in Trenton, where she said she wanted them to kill her ex-husband's new wife, then handed him two pictures of the victim, $21,000 in cash, rubber gloves and a towel for the slaying…
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College Basketball Player Shot Dead In Benz In NJ Nature Preserve: Authorities
A college basketball player was shot and killed in a Mercedes Benz at a New Jersey nature preserve over the weekend, authorities said. Phillip Urban, 20, was found “slumped over in the driver’s seat” of a white Mercedes C300 on a trail at the Hopewell Valley Nature Preserve off of Harbourton-Woodsville Road around 7 p.m. Saturday, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a joint release. Urban, of Manalapan, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead of a gunshot wound shortly after. Urban graduated from Pennington School before attending Post Universi…
Police & Fire
NJ Track Star Daveigh Brooks Killed In Shooting
A 25-year-old New Jersey track star was shot and killed while behind the wheel of a vehicle Monday, Oct. 10, authorities said. Daveigh Brooks, of Ewing, was found having suffered gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of a black Ford fusion parked in the middle of Greeley Alley in Trenton around 9:25 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials. Brooks was a clear star on the track ever since he was a child, those who knew him tell Daily Voice. In high school, Brooks won races and titles for Burlington City High School. He went on to run at Bloomfield…
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‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor
An investigation is underway after a “severely burned” body was found near a New Jersey cemetery, authorities said. Officers responding to the area of Clover Avenue in Hamilton Township found severely burned human remains around 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Hamilton Police Division are leading the investigation. An autopsy is pending. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or send an email to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.
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425 Heroin Bricks Found In Trunk During NJ Turnpike Stop; 2 Charged, Prosecutor Says
A man and woman were charged after a traffic stop on the NJ Turnpike led to the discovery of more than 400 bricks of heroin and cocaine, authorities announced. Dionys Rivas, 33, had just exited the New Jersey Turnpike at exit 7A in Robbinsville Township in a white Acura TL when he was stopped on Tuesday, April 7, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. A search of the car turned up 425 bricks of heroin inside a gym bag in the trunk, and a follow-up search of Rivas’ South Clinton Avenue home in Trenton turned up 10 grams of cocaine, Onofri said. Rivas and his girlfriend, 22-year-old…
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NJ Man Busted With ‘Thousands’ Of Child Porn Pics And Erotica, Prosecutor Says
A New Jersey man was busted with thousands of pictures of child pornography and erotica, authorities announced Wednesday. Kelly Skeel, 45, was charged with second-degree possession of child pornography after a Tuesday search of his Lawrence Township home revealed “thousands of images and videos of child pornography and erotica” that had been uploaded to DVDs and electronic devices, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Skeel was identified by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit, which received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Onofri s…
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US Marshals Nab 2 Teens In Trenton Shooting That Killed 2
Two teenagers were arrested by members of the US Marshals Office in a shooting that left two other teens dead last September in Trenton, authorities said. A 17-year-old male from Trenton and a 16-year-old male from Hamilton are each facing murder charges in the shooting deaths of Shemiah Davis, 15, and Candace Ruff, 19, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The 17-year-old was arrested on Dec. 1, in Trenton. He was being held in the Middlesex County Juvenile Detention Center. The 16-year-old was arrested on Dec. 8, in McDonough, Georgia. He was being held at the Metro Regional You…
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US Marshals Nab Trenton Double-Murder Suspect In Arizona: Authorities
A Trenton man charged with the fatal shootings of his landlord and another man last month was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Arizona, authorities said. Gabriel Vilorio-Jaquez, 33, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful person, one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and one count of second-degree certain persons not to possess a firearm, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Thursday. Vilorio-Jaquez, of Cleveland Avenue, is accused of shooting Everth Barrera, 56, of Ewing, and Ed…
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