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South Jersey Man Indicted For Deadly Shooting While Waiting For Prison Sentence: Prosecutors
A Galloway Township man was indicted after he was accused of killing another man while awaiting sentencing, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 35-year-old Kalief Lyons on Tuesday, June 25 for murder and several weapons charges, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was previously charged in the shooting death of 38-year-old Baseem Taliaferro, also from Galloway. Pleasantville police responded to an alert of several shots fired at 9 West Pleasant Avenue at around 11:02 p.m. on Thursday, May 9. Officers found Taliaferro inside a first-floo…
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Atlantic City Man Indicted For Attempted Murder Sentenced In Separate Case, Prosecutors Say
An Atlantic City man accused of attempted murder will spend several years in prison for a conviction on a separate gun charge, authorities said. Jerome Ford, 25, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 25 to five years in state prison after entering an "open plea," the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He'll be eligible for parole after serving three-and-a-half years under the Graves Act. The Atlantic City task force for state police stopped a vehicle that Ford was a passenger in on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Troopers searched him after smelling marijuana and being "conc…
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20-Year-Old Who Shot Man In Head On Atlantic City Boardwalk Sentenced: Prosecutors
An Atlantic City man will spend several years in prison after admitting to shooting another man on the boardwalk early in the morning nearly two years ago, authorities said. Wesley Briscoe, 20, was sentenced on Wednesday, June 19 to three years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 21 to second-degree aggravated assault, fourth-degree pointing a firearm, and fourth-degree hindering his own apprehension. A 20-year-old man was shot in the head on the Atlantic City Boardwalk at around 1 a.m…
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Philly Man Who Pulled Gun On Atlantic City Driver At Traffic Light Sentenced: Prosecutors
A Philadelphia man will spend more than three years in prison after pulling a gun on a man in Atlantic City, authorities said. Sean Bennett, 31, was sentenced on Friday, June 7, to five years in state prison for second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He must serve at least three-and-a-half years before he's eligible for parole. An Atlantic City officer was flagged down by a man near the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Pacific Avenue at around 1:31 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. The v…
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South Jersey Registered Sex Offender Who Sexually Abused 13-Year-Old Sentenced: Prosecutors
A registered sex offender in Atlantic County will spend more than a decade in prison for sexually assaulting a child, authorities said. Marcelino Cruz, 35, of Mullica Township, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 4 to 16 years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. A jury found him guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 7 of second-degree sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and possession of child sexual abuse material. An investigation began when a 13-year-old's mother found disturbing text messages on the child's phone. Police co…
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Cumberland County Man Gets 10 Years For Sexually Assaulting Child, Authorities Say
A 39-year-old Cumberland County man has been sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison for sexually assaulting a child multiple times over a decade, authorities said. Juan Hernandez-Antonio, of Bridgeton, was charged in April 2022 with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office. Superior Court Judge William Ziegler sentenced Hernandez-Antonio on Friday, May 31 to 10 years, with a requirement that he serve 85% of that time before he’s eligible for parole, according to the courts' assistant criminal division …
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Former MMA Fighter Admits To Stabbing Man To Death At Atlantic City Casino: Prosecutors
A former mixed martial artist from Philadelphia admitted to killing a man at an Atlantic City casino, authorities said. Andrew Osborne, 35, pleaded guilty on Thursday, May 30 to first-degree aggravated manslaughter, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Osborne is facing 25 years in state prison and he would have to serve more than 21 years before he's eligible for parole under the No Early Release Act. Prosecutors said Osborne admitted to stabbing 47-year-old Brian Wilkinson of Egg Harbor Township to death in a hotel room at Ocean Casino Resort on Friday, Sept. 23…
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