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Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA
A Somalian man living in Pennsylvania threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, and now he's in a Pennsylvania Prison, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on March 15, 2024. Mohamed Farah, 34, who was living in Cumberland County, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to three years’ imprisonment on Wednesday, March 13. Following his release, the Court has also imposed a three-year term of probation. "The indictment alleges that in January 2022, Farah, who is a citizen of Somalia, threatened to ass…
Police & Fire
Jaw-dropper
: Accused Killer Of Paterson Woman Found Bludgeoned, Shot Could Be Freed In 3 Years
The accused killer of a woman whose body was found battered, bloodied and stuffed into a car parked on a Paterson street cut a plea deal that staggered the victim's loved ones. Now they want the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office investigated. Someone "should shed light on the lack of accountability the prosecutor's office takes for letting killers walk free in our community," said Sandra Williams. Williams was the one who'd called police and later found the body of her friend, 38-year-old single mom Stephanie DeJesus of Paterson, in the victims's Lincoln MKZ at the intersection of James S…
Lifestyle
'Are Republicans Not Intelligent, Jimmy?': NJ 'Trump White House Survivor' On Kimmel
"How did you get caught up in this mess? You seem like an intelligent person." That's the question Jimmy Kimmel had for New Jersey's Cassidy Hutchinson, the Pennington native and former White House aide in the Trump administration, who was a star witness in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot hearing, by testifying that Trump physically attacked a Secret Service driver in an attempt to join the crowd at the capitol. Hutchinson, 27, dished it right back to the late-night host. "Are Republicans not intelligent, Jimmy?" Hutchinson said with a smirk. Hutchinson — a "proud, former New Jersey residen…
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Kamala Harris Drops By Paramus (
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United States Vice President Kamala Harris stopped into Paramus on Wednesday, March 15. ALSO SEE: Here's Summary Of Kamala Harris' Speech At Paramus Event The VP reportedly flew into Newark Airport around noon and went to a Democratic finance event on Howland Avenue, sources with direct knowledge of the visit tell Daily Voice. Harris arrives on a US jet at Newark Airport.Kyle Mazza UNF News for Daily Voice Harris leaves Newark Airport in Secret Service vehicles.Kyle Mazza UNF News for Daily Voice The afternoon event brought traffic on the southbound side of Route 17 to a complete st…
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Florida Man Arrested With Counterfeit Cash On Jersey Shore: Police
Several stores within Jackson Premium Outlets mall called the police to report two men attempting to pass counterfeit money. Jackson police were able to locate one of the suspects, they said. While pursuing the suspect on Tuesday, Nov. 8, police allegedly observed the suspect ripping up fake bills and throwing them to the ground. It appeared the suspect was attempting to destroy evidence, police said. The suspect was taken into custody without incident. During a search, police recovered several one-hundred-dollar bills. The bills were confirmed to be counterfeit during the cou…
Police & Fire
Third Victim Killed In White House Lightning Strike Was LA Bank Employee, 29, On Business Trip
A 29-year-old Los Angeles bank employee in Washington DC for business has been identified as the third person to die after being struck by lightning this week near the White House, his employer announced. Brooks A. Lambertson, along with James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, of Janesville, Wisconsin, also died after the three were struck Thursday, Aug. 4 directly outside of the White House complex, DC police said Friday. The fourth victim, an unidentified woman, remained critical. US Park Police and Secret Service agents rushed over to render aid after witnessing the 7 p.…
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Star Witness Cassidy Hutchinson In Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Hearing Has NJ Roots
A former White House aide considered a key witness in the events leading up to the Jab. 6 Capitol Riot hails from New Jersey. Cassidy Hutchinson — an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and first live witness in the West Wing on Jan. 6, 2021 — testified that former President Trump was thrown into a violent fit of rage when lead Secret Service agent tried to stop him from joining the riot himself. The Pennington native and Hopewell Valley Central High School graduate described an incident inside of the Secret Service limo known as "The Beast," with lead agent Bo…
Schools
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Evacuated From Event At High School Due To Bomb Threat
The Second Gentleman of the United States, Doug Emhoff, was whisked out of an event at a high school due to a bomb threat, according to the White House press briefing and multiple media outlets. Emhoff was at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. for a Black history program in partnership with the National Park Service when he was removed from the room by a Secret Service agent on Tuesday at 2:18 p.m., Fox News writes citing a pool report. A bomb threat was placed, CNN reports citing a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department. No additional information was available as of th…
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Feds
: NJ Men Busted Following Three Fentanyl-Laced NYC Drug-Delivery Deaths
Two North Jersey men worked for a drug-courier service that peddled fentanyl-laced cocaine responsible for killing three customers in a single day, federal authorities in Manhattan charged. Billy "Jason" Ortega, 35, of West Milford was the dispatcher who sent Kaylen Rainey, 30, of Manhattan to three different city addresses on March 17, 2021 after promoting "new batches" of drugs, an FBI complaint on file in the Southern District Court of Manhattan alleges. Three customers -- Amanda Scher, Julia Ghahramani and Ross Mtangi -- all died after ingesting the coke, authorities said. Scher texted…
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Kansas Man Who Threatened To Kill 'Anti-Christ' Biden To Appear In Maryland Court
A Kansas man who said God told him to travel to Washington DC to "slay the Anti-Christ," is due to appear in court in Maryland after being charged with threatening to assassinate President Biden, according to a criminal complaint. Scott Merryman, 37, of Independence, Kansas told a Secret Service agent he was traveling to DC to "lop the head off the serpent in the heart of the nation," and posted on Facebook that he had a "bullet" for President Biden, court documents show. Scott Merryman FacebookScott Merryman Facebook He also stated he was "cloaked in the blood of the lamb," and was go…
Police & Fire
Feds: 6 Drug Ring Members Trafficked Heroin From Paterson To Atlantic City That Killed 48 Users
Six reputed members of a drug network trafficked heroin from Paterson to Atlantic City that was connected to 48 overdose deaths and 84 other ODs, federal authorities charged. The FBI used wiretaps, video surveillance, confidential informants and more to infiltrate the organization, which sold heroin in bags stamped with, among other names, “AK-47,” “Apple,” “Fortnite,” “Rolex,” “Frank Lucas,” “Bentley,” “Pandora,” and “9½,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Camden names six reputed gang members accused of conspiring to move more than a kil…
Police & Fire
Drug Runner In Newark Ring Gets 10 Years In Fed Pen For Trafficking Heroin, Crack
A convicted drug runner from Newark must spend all of a plea-bargained 10 years in federal prison for his role in trafficking more than a kilo of heroin and a half-pound of crack. Maurice "Ree" McPhatter, 47, took the deal from the government rather than risk drug conspiracy convictions at a trial. Because there’s no parole in the federal prison system, he must serve the entire sentence imposed Friday by U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark McPhatter was among several members of a drug ring that operated in and around Newark who were taken down in 2017 by special agents and of…
Police & Fire
Police: Saddle Brook Detective Outwits Walmart Electronics Thieves
Saddle Brook police tracked down two men who they said loaded a pair of shopping carts with home theater equipment and assorted household items and tossed them into the back of a U-Haul parked right outside a Walmart fire exit. Brendan Hunt, 43, of Garfield and Gerard Hill, 53, of Passaic left the truck there for a quick getaway from the Route 46 store around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Detective Capt. John Zotollo said. They got onto westbound Route 46 and apparently seemed free and clear. Saddle Brook Detective Robert Littlejohn changed all that when he went to a Passaic spot where thieves often…
Police & Fire
Feds: Teaneck Man Busted With 5,126 Fake Credit Cards, DLs From 24 States
Secret Service agents seized 4,920 counterfeit credit cards, 206 counterfeit driver’s licenses from 24 different states and a bank of forgery equipment while arresting a man who they said ran a massive ID-theft operation from his Teaneck home. A federal judge released Michael Fulcher, 35, of Teaneck on $100,000 unsecured bond during a teleconferenced U.S. District Court appearance. Teaneck police found the stash in March after Fulcher called to report a burglary in progress, authorities said. Responding officers saw “several counterfeit driver’s licenses with Fulcher’s photograph as well a…
Police & Fire
Feds: Ex-Con Had 20 Pounds Of Heroin, Coke, $100,000 Cash, Gun In Union County Home
Federal agents seized a combined 20 pounds of heroin and cocaine from an ex-con caught running a drug mill from his Union County apartment, authorities said. Brad Toby, 35, of Linden served three years in state prison on a drug conviction before being released in 2016, records show. Federal authorities who found him back at it also seized $100,000 in suspected proceeds, drug packaging materials – including scales and kilo presses – and a handgun with ammunition, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Toby, who's believed to be part of a larger drug ring operating in operating in New Jersey an…
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