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Stepfather Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Girl In South Jersey: Prosecutors Stepfather Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Girl In South Jersey: Prosecutors
Stepfather Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Girl In South Jersey: Prosecutors An Atlantic City man will spend several years in prison for sexually assaulting his young stepdaughter, authorities said. 45-year-old Andreas Andreadis was sentenced to nine years in state prison on Thursday, Feb. 29, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. A jury found him guilty after a trial on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Prosecutors said Andreadis went into the girl's bedroom and touched her vagina while she was sleeping on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. The girl was 8 years old at the time of the sexual assault. Andreadis was convicted of second-degree…

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Woman Who Killed Boyfriend While Refusing To Go To Rehab Sentenced: Prosecutors South Jersey Woman Who Killed Boyfriend While Refusing To Go To Rehab Sentenced: Prosecutors
South Jersey Woman Who Killed Boyfriend While Refusing To Go To Rehab Sentenced: Prosecutors A Burlington County woman will spend about a decade in prison for killing her boyfriend with her vehicle while she was drunk and refusing to enter a rehabilitation center, prosecutors said. Tina Lewis, 35, of Mount Holly, was sentenced on Thursday, Feb. 29 to 10 years in prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced in a news release. She pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. Investigators said Davis and her boyfriend Craig Everett arrived at Recovery Centers for America (RCA) at Lighthouse on Atlantic Avenue in Mays Landing on Friday, Sept.…

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by Chris Spiker
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Former NJ City Official Who Saved Child Porn To Yahoo Account Pleads Guilty: Prosecutors Former NJ City Official Who Saved Child Porn To Yahoo Account Pleads Guilty: Prosecutors
Former NJ City Official Who Saved Child Porn To Yahoo Account Pleads Guilty: Prosecutors A former emergency management official in an Atlantic County city admitted to having child pornography, authorities said. Roger Tees, 74, of Somers Point, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 28 to endangering the welfare of children (distribution of child sexual abuse material), the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Tees was the director of emergency management in Somers Point. Prosecutors are recommending a four-year state prison sentence for Tees. Once released, he would have to register as a sex offender and would have lifetime parole supervision un…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Indicted In Deadly New Year's Day Stabbing In Atlantic City Man Indicted In Deadly New Year's Day Stabbing In Atlantic City
Man Indicted In Deadly New Year's Day Stabbing In Atlantic City An Atlantic City man has been indicted after he was accused of committing one of the city's two deadly stabbings on New Year's Day, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 23-year-old Gavin Guzman on Tuesday, Feb. 27, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced in a news release. He was charged with first-degree murder and several weapons offenses in the death of 22-year-old Nazir Cintron of Atlantic City. Police responded to the boardwalk and Michigan Avenue just after 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1. Cintron was found dead and investigators said Guzman stabbed Cintro…

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Man Indicted For Murder In Atlantic City On New Year's Day South Jersey Man Indicted For Murder In Atlantic City On New Year's Day
South Jersey Man Indicted For Murder In Atlantic City On New Year's Day A Cape May County man has been indicted after another man was stabbed in the neck and died in Atlantic City on New Year's Day, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 30-year-old Vincent Oglesby of Woodbine on Tuesday, Feb. 27, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced in a news release. He was charged with first-degree murder and several weapons offenses. Atlantic City police found 50-year-old Richard Vincent O'Brien III bleeding on the unit block of South California Avenue just after 6 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1. O'Brien was rushed to Atlantic City Regional Medical Center and die…

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by Chris Spiker
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20-Year-Old Admits To Shooting Man In Head On Atlantic City Boardwalk: Prosecutors 20-Year-Old Admits To Shooting Man In Head On Atlantic City Boardwalk: Prosecutors
20-Year-Old Admits To Shooting Man In Head On Atlantic City Boardwalk: Prosecutors An Atlantic City man admitted to shooting another man on the boardwalk early in the morning, authorities said. Wesley Briscoe, 20, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 21 to second-degree aggravated assault, fourth-degree pointing a firearm, and fourth-degree hindering his own apprehension. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the plea in a news release on Friday, Feb. 23. A 20-year-old man was shot in the head on the Atlantic City Boardwalk at around 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Investigators said surveillance video and witnesses confirmed Briscoe was the shoo…

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by Chris Spiker
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Convicted Fentanyl Dealer Admits To Atlantic City Attempted Murder: Prosecutors Convicted Fentanyl Dealer Admits To Atlantic City Attempted Murder: Prosecutors
Convicted Fentanyl Dealer Admits To Atlantic City Attempted Murder: Prosecutors A man convicted of producing and dealing fentanyl admitted to nearly shooting a man to death in Atlantic City more than four years ago, authorities said. Kevin Davis, 38, of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Feb. 20 to first-degree attempted murder and second-degree possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the plea in a news release on Friday, Feb. 23. Investigators said Davis shot a man in the stomach and got away on a bicycle on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. Through surveillance video from several locations, city p…

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by Chris Spiker
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New Details Released After Teen Killed In South Jersey Hit-And-Run Crash New Details Released After Teen Killed In South Jersey Hit-And-Run Crash
New Details Released After Teen Killed In South Jersey Hit-And-Run Crash Police in an Atlantic County city released new details as officers search for whoever killed a teen pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash. Absecon police said a white 2015 Jeep Compass with the New Jersey license plate L92PLY was wanted in the crash on Saturday, Feb. 17. The city's police department released a surveillance photo of the SUV on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Police also said a 17-year-old was killed in the hit-and-run just after 9 p.m. on Route 30 West. It happened just east of Turner Avenue and near the Executive Lodge motel. Route 30 West near the Executive Lodge motel i…

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by Chris Spiker
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Driver Wanted In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian In South Jersey Driver Wanted In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian In South Jersey
Driver Wanted In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian In South Jersey Police in Absecon are looking for whoever killed a pedestrian and left the scene of a crash, authorities said. The pedestrian died in the hit-and-run crash just after 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, Absecon police said in a news release. It happened on Route 30 West, just east of Turner Avenue and near the Executive Lodge motel. Investigators said the driver did not stop and left the victim without any help. Traffic was impacted for about five hours as the crash scene was investigated. Police said they were looking for a vehicle with heavy front-end damage that's consistent with the impact fr…

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by Chris Spiker
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Fugitive Jumps From Third-Floor Apartment, Arrested In Atlantic City Homicide: Police Fugitive Jumps From Third-Floor Apartment, Arrested In Atlantic City Homicide: Police
Fugitive Jumps From Third-Floor Apartment, Arrested In Atlantic City Homicide: Police A man wanted for murder was arrested in Atlantic City after jumping from a third-story apartment to try and get away from police, authorities said. Jamar Jones, 35, of Atlantic City, was arrested at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was wanted in the Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023 killing of Luis Rosa-Rodriguez. Jones tried to avoid arrest by jumping out of a third-floor window at the School House Apartments on North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. He suffered serious injuries but is expected to survive.  Rosa-Rodriguez d…

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Galloway Man Killed By Driver, 29, Who Crossed Center Line In Hamilton Crash: Police Galloway Man Killed By Driver, 29, Who Crossed Center Line In Hamilton Crash: Police
Galloway Man Killed By Driver, 29, Who Crossed Center Line In Hamilton Crash: Police A 62-year-old man was killed in a Route 50 crash Saturday, Feb. 17, authorities said. Thomas Nyers, of Galloway, was heading north on the roadway in Hamilton when 29-year-old James Langlois, of Richland, was heading south in a 2017 Dodge Ram around 6:05 p.m., Hamilton police said. Langlois crossed into the northbound lane of travel hitting Nyers' vehicle south of Old Egg Harbor Road, authorities said. Neyers was pronounced dead at the scene and Langlois suffered non-life-threatening injuries. He was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City Campus. Traffic was divert…

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by Cecilia Levine
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FBI Help Nab NY Pair In Deadly Atlantic City Shooting, Robbery FBI Help Nab NY Pair In Deadly Atlantic City Shooting, Robbery
FBI Help Nab NY Pair In Deadly Atlantic City Shooting, Robbery A man and a woman from Central New York have been arrested in the killing of an Atlantic City man, authorities said. Howard Griswold, 24, of Baldwinsville, New York, and Melissa Tikarem, 28, of Manlius, New York, were taken into custody in the Syracuse area, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Griswold and Tikarem were charged with murder and robbery. Christian Hunter, 32, of Atlantic City, was shot and killed on Saturday, Jan. 20. Atlantic City police responded to a shooting on North Virginia Avenue at around 7:19 p.m. and officers found Hunte…

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