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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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by Jon Craig
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Uncle, Nephew Admit Roles In Fatal Jersey Shore Machete Attack: Prosecutor Uncle, Nephew Admit Roles In Fatal Jersey Shore Machete Attack: Prosecutor
Uncle, Nephew Admit Roles In Fatal Jersey Shore Machete Attack: Prosecutor Omar Rivera-Rojas (also known as Juan Carlos Rivera-Rojas), and his nephew Alberto Rojas-Hernandez, have admitted to killing a man with a machete, authorities said. The men from Lakewood are charged with aggravated manslaughter in the slaying that took place in Howell Township in 2019, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Howell police responded to a 911 call at about 3:46 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2019, reporting an unconscious male lying in Hurley Pond Road just east of Route 547. A man was located lying face down in the roadway. The incident was initia…

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by Jon Craig
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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