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Atlantic City Fentanyl Dealer Learns Fate: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old Atlantic City man was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday, Feb. 11, after previously pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl, authorities said.
On Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, during a traffic stop, Kenneth Thompson was found to be in possession of 200 wax folds containing fentanyl and $165, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
Through surveillance footage, Atlantic City police learned that Thompson had exited his sister’s apartment prior to the motor vehicle stop, authorities said. A search of that apartment led to the recovery of approximately 1,175 wax folds …
'The Devil Is Coming': Trenton Man Admits To Wanting To Shoot White People: Feds
A 24-year-old Trenton man admitted on Monday, Jan. 13, to making a social media post where he threatened to shoot up white people, authorities said.
In December 2022, Joshua Cobb wrote on social media that he wanted to cause mayhem to the white community, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said.
"It is going to take place in 2023 in the state of New Jersey, I have not chosen a exact date but I am going to be sure it is close to an important holiday to their race," Cobb, who said as a Black man, white people wouldn't understand his struggles, wrote. "I have a location in mind alrea…
Trio Sentenced For South Jersey Murder Of Youth Football Coach At Middle School: Prosecutor
Three men received lengthy prison sentences on Friday, Jan. 10, for murdering a youth football coach after a practice in 2018.
Eugene Cosby, a 48-year-old Malaga resident, Will El-Bey, a 28-year-old Vineland resident and Clifton Bailey, a 33-year-old Camden resident were convicted for the murder of Joseph Jones, 37, last fall, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.
On Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, Jones was shot 10 times in the parking lot of Lakeside Middle School in Millville, Webb-McRae said.
The three men and others traveled from the Carver Village Apartments in Vineland to t…
Ex-Husband Of Rhonj Star Sentenced For Stalking, Leading To Home Invasion: Prosecutor
Thomas Manzo, the ex-husband of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Dina Cantin, was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, after previously pleading guilty to stalking her and her then-fiancé now-husband David Cantin, leading to a 2017 home invasion, authorities said.
Manzo, a 59-year-old Franklin Lakes resident, pleaded guilty last October to stalking the couple in Holmdel between 2015 and 2019. James Mainello, a 57-year-old Bayonne resident, pleaded guilty to robbing and assaulting the same victims in May 2017, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said.
On Saturday, May 13, 201…
South Jersey Ex-Con Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Cocaine: Feds
A Deptford man will spend several years in prison for selling heroin and cocaine, authorities said.
Javier Osorio, 44, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 29 to six years in prison, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release.
According to court documents and statements, Osorio planned to sell cocaine and more than a kilogram of heroin. The drugs were found in his apartment.
Osorio was arrested while driving with his conspirators from New Jersey to Brooklyn, New York, to sell more heroin, which was recovered from the vehicle. Police also discovere…
Man, Woman Sentenced In Shooting Near Apartment Complex In Atlantic City: Prosecutors
A man and a woman will spend several years in prison after admitting to their roles in a shooting near an Atlantic City apartment complex nearly two years ago, authorities said.
Tawanne Williams, 42, of Philadelphia, was sentenced on Monday, July 15 to five years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Jessica Bryant, 33, of Atlantic City, received the same sentence on the same day.
Atlantic City police responded to a man who was shot twice near the Carolina Village complex on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. The man's injuries to his hand an…
