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Asbury Park Teen Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence In Shooting Near Jersey Shore High School Asbury Park Teen Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence In Shooting Near Jersey Shore High School
Asbury Park Teen Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence In Shooting Near Jersey Shore High School A teenager from Asbury Park was sentenced to 10 years in state prison for his role in a shooting outside an Ocean County high school, authorities said. Alonzo Legrande, who is now 18, pleaded guilty in September to aggravated assault and weapons charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Legrande originally was charged as an adult on Sept. 10 with four counts of attempted murder and weapons charges, Billhimer said. Legrandes' reduced charges were part of his  agreement to plead guilty as an adult before Judge Wendel E. Daniels.  Legrande was 17 when the crimes occurred, …

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by Jon Craig
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17-Year-Old Gets Four Years In State Prison For Role In Brick High School Shooting 17-Year-Old Gets Four Years In State Prison For Role In Brick High School Shooting
17-Year-Old Gets Four Years In State Prison For Role In Brick High School Shooting A teenager from Brick Township was sentenced to four years in state prison  on Friday for his role in a shooting outside an Ocean County high school, authorities said. Luis Rivas, 17, pleaded guilty in March to the charge of conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Rivas must serve 85 percent of the four-year sentence before being eligible for parole under the terms of the No Early Release Act,  Rivas entered his guilty plea on March 6 before Judge Wendel E. Daniels.  Rivas' voluntary waiver of Family Court jurisd…

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by Jon Craig
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Asbury Park Teen Faces 10-Year Prison Sentence In Shooting Near Brick High School Asbury Park Teen Faces 10-Year Prison Sentence In Shooting Near Brick High School
Asbury Park Teen Faces 10-Year Prison Sentence In Shooting Near Brick High School An Asbury Park teenager faces up to 10 years in state prison for his role in a shooting outside an Ocean County high school, authorities said. Alonzo Legrande, who is now 18, pleaded guilty on Thursday to aggravated assault and weapons charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. He is due to be sentenced on Nov. 20. Legrande originally was charged as an adult on Sept. 10 with four counts of attempted murder and weapons charges, Billhimer said. Legrandes' reduced charges were part of his  agreement to plead guilty as an adult before Judge Wendel E. Daniels.  Legrande was …

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by Jon Craig
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Asbury Park Teen ID'd, Charged With Shooting Near Brick High School Asbury Park Teen ID'd, Charged With Shooting Near Brick High School
Asbury Park Teen ID'd, Charged With Shooting Near Brick High School An Asbury Park teenager has agreed to be prosecuted as an adult in last year's shooting outside an Ocean County high school, authorities said. Alonzo Legrande, who is now 18, was charged as an adult on Thursday with four counts of attempted murder and weapons charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Legrande was 17 when the crimes occurred, Billhimer said, and as a juvenile offender, his name was not released. But he has voluntarily waived Family Court jurisdiction, the prosecutor said. Brick Township police were called to Brick Memorial High School on Oct. 22, 2019, at…

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by Jon Craig
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Brick Teen Pleads Guilty To Assault Brick Teen Pleads Guilty To Assault
Brick Teen Pleads Guilty To Assault A 16-year-old from Brick Township has pleaded guilty to assault for a shooting near the high school last fall, authorities said. Luis Rivas originally faced attempted murder charges before agreeing to be tried as an adult, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Rivas waived Family Court jurisdiction earlier this week, as reported here.  Rivas “voluntarily waived jurisdiction of the Family Court -- which typically handles juvenile delinquency matters -- and agreed to be prosecuted as an adult” for the Oct. 22 shooting, Billhimer said. He entered a guilty plea to conspira…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Brick Township Shooter, 16, Will Be Tried As Adult For Attempted Murder Prosecutor: Brick Township Shooter, 16, Will Be Tried As Adult For Attempted Murder
Prosecutor: Brick Township Shooter, 16, Will Be Tried As Adult For Attempted Murder UPDATE: A 16-year-old Brick Township boy will be tried as an adult on attempted murder charges for a shooting near the high school last fall, authorities announced Tuesday. Luis Rivas “voluntarily waived jurisdiction of the Family Court -- which typically handles juvenile delinquency matters -- and agreed to be prosecuted as an adult” for the Oct. 22 shooting about a quarter mile from Brick Memorial High School, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Rivas, who was taken into custody four days later, and another boy identified as the shooters remained held in the Ocean…

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by Jerry DeMarco