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Atlantic City Cocaine Dealer With Homemade Billy Club Pleads Guilty, Prosecutors Say Atlantic City Cocaine Dealer With Homemade Billy Club Pleads Guilty, Prosecutors Say
Atlantic City Cocaine Dealer With Homemade Billy Club Pleads Guilty, Prosecutors Say An Atlantic City man admitted to selling cocaine and having several weapons, including a homemade billy club, authorities said. Earnest Carroll, 69, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, July 31 to second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and second-degree manufacturing/distributing cocaine. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced his plea in a news release on Thursday, Aug. 1. Absecon police stopped Carroll in a car he was driving on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Officers saw a homemade billy club next to the driver's seat. Police searched Carroll's car…
Atlantic County Man Admits To Threatening Woman With Ghost Gun: Prosecutors Atlantic County Man Admits To Threatening Woman With Ghost Gun: Prosecutors
Atlantic County Man Admits To Threatening Woman With Ghost Gun: Prosecutors An Egg Harbor Township man pleaded guilty to a weapons charge after he was accused of pointing a ghost gun at a woman last year, authorities said. Shron Stotts, 32, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Jan. 25 to second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm without a permit, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced.  As part of the plea deal, prosecutors are recommending a five-year state prison sentence and Stotts would be eligible for parole after three-and-a-half years. Egg Harbor Township police responded to a domestic violence call on Monday, Apr. 10, 2023. A woman sa…
Rifle Seized, Trio Arrested On Drug Charges In Atlantic City: Police Rifle Seized, Trio Arrested On Drug Charges In Atlantic City: Police
Rifle Seized, Trio Arrested On Drug Charges In Atlantic City: Police Three men were arrested in Atlantic City, including one wanted for shooting a gun, authorities said. On Monday, July 31, at 6:14 p.m., Officer John Bell allegedly saw Koron Still and two other men, Alim Tisdale and Melvin Young, in the 500 block of South Carolina Avenue, Atlantic City police said. Still was wanted since June 26 after an incident at a home where Still became involved in a fight, police said. On that date, Still allegedly removed a handgun from his waistband and fired one gunshot at the victim, police said. No one was hurt. When Bell approached, Still fled on foot, police sa…
Man Charged In Fatal Atlantic City Stabbing: Prosecutor Man Charged In Fatal Atlantic City Stabbing: Prosecutor
Man Charged In Fatal Atlantic City Stabbing: Prosecutor A 37-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal stabbing. On Saturday, July 8, at approximately 5 a.m., the Atlantic City Police Department responded to the 1100 block of Pacific Avenue for a physical altercation.  When they arrived, they discovered the victim, Jewel Lonon, suffering from stab wounds. Lonon ultimately died from his injuries, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. An investigation into the incident revealed that the suspect was identified as Julio Felix Vazquez-Dones, the prosecutor said. Vazquez-Dones was charged with …
Atlantic City Man Pleads Guilty To Gun, Meth Charges Atlantic City Man Pleads Guilty To Gun, Meth Charges
Atlantic City Man Pleads Guilty To Gun, Meth Charges A 23-year-old man from Atlantic City has pleaded guilty to weapons and drug-related charges, authorities said. Hamid Palmer pleaded guilty on Thursday, June 29, to possessing methamphetamines and a handgun, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On May 3, 2021, Atlantic City Police were dispatched to Hard Rock Casino in reference to two males engaged in a verbal altercation. Police learned that Hamid Palmer and the other man, Daniel Brown, began fighting inside of a vehicle they arrived in, wherein Palmer assaulted Brown by biting his right hand, causing injur…
BAIL REFORM: Accused Felon Freed By Judge Guns Down Fellow Paterson Man, 22, Authorities Charge BAIL REFORM: Accused Felon Freed By Judge Guns Down Fellow Paterson Man, 22, Authorities Charge
Bail Reform: Accused Felon Freed By Judge Guns Down Fellow Paterson Man, 22, Authorities Charge Erlyn Nunez had spent all of five days in jail after being busted on a gun charge when a judge freed him earlier this year under New Jersey's bail reform law. Less than a month later, authorities said, he shot and killed a 22-year-old fellow Paterson resident. Nunez was originally arrested on a weapons charge in Paterson on April 21. A judge ordered him released from the Bergen County Jail on April 26, records show. On May 21, Paterson police responded to a reported shooting in the area of East 13th and River streets. They found a mortally wounded man whom authorities have, for some u…
Pleasantville Man Admits Having Ghost Gun In Exchange For 3-Year Prison Term: Prosecutor Pleasantville Man Admits Having Ghost Gun In Exchange For 3-Year Prison Term: Prosecutor
Pleasantville Man Admits Having Ghost Gun In Exchange For 3-Year Prison Term: Prosecutor A 19-year-old Pleasantville man faces three years in New Jersey state Prison in exchange for his guilty plea on a weapons charge, authorities said. Jonathan Valentine, 19, of Pleasantville was charged with the unlawful possession of a handgun, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.  As part of the plea agreement, the defendant must also consent to forfeit the handgun, extended ammunition magazine, and cash seized. Sentencing will be on Feb. 28. On June 17, 2022, Pleasantville Police conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Doughty Road and West Ba…
Philly Killer Slays Victim At Ex-GF's Trenton Apartment On Christmas Eve: Prosecutor Philly Killer Slays Victim At Ex-GF's Trenton Apartment On Christmas Eve: Prosecutor
Philly Killer Slays Victim At Ex-GF's Trenton Apartment On Christmas Eve: Prosecutor A Philadelphia man was in custody after authorities say he showed up to his ex-girlfriend's Trenton apartment on Christmas Eve and killed a man inside. Fausto Adalberto-Rodriguez, 45, shot Junior Rodriguez, 40, on the second floor of the Walnut Avenue apartment during an argument around 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported. He also hit his ex-girlfriend in the head with a handgun, authorities said. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital. Adalberto-Rodriguez fled the scene in his car but was ultimately captured in Trenton short…
Atlantic City Man Gets 5 Years State Prison On Weapons Charge: Prosecutor Atlantic City Man Gets 5 Years State Prison On Weapons Charge: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Man Gets 5 Years State Prison On Weapons Charge: Prosecutor An Atlantic City man was sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison on a weapons charge, authorities said. Kenneth Butts, 42, must serve three and one-half years before being eligible for parole for second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Dec. 19, 2021, officers of the Atlantic City Police Department were called to a residence for a report of a man with a handgun, according to the prosecutor Officers said they observed Butts throw a handgun to the ground. The handgun was a Hi-Point CF 380 Caliber, authorit…
Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Handgun Seized In Atlantic City Bust: Police Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Handgun Seized In Atlantic City Bust: Police
Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Handgun Seized In Atlantic City Bust: Police A 33-year-old man from Atlantic City was arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges, authorities said. On Wednesday, Sept. 14, detectives of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section made a warranted search in the first block of North Albany Avenue.  During the search, detectives recovered a 45-caliber handgun that was loaded with hollow point bullets, police said. Detectives also recovered approximately two ounces of suspected crack cocaine, several Suboxone packets, and six individual wax folds of suspected heroin packaged for street sale. Additionally, …
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Setting Fire To House With People  Inside Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Setting Fire To House With People  Inside
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Setting Fire To House With People Inside A 27-year-old man from the Jersey Shore was sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for setting a home on fire, authorities said. Jamal Preston of Egg Harbor Township was sentenced as a result of a previously entered guilty plea to aggravated arson, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.  The sentencing was on Friday, June 3 and included a weapons charge. On August 20, 2020, Preston was involved in an altercation with another individual in the Manitou Park section of Berkeley Township. When Officers from the Berkeley Township Police Department…
South Jersey Man Sentenced In 2017 Murder Case South Jersey Man Sentenced In 2017 Murder Case
South Jersey Man Sentenced In 2017 Murder Case A Burlington County man's maximum sentence could keep in prison until he is in his 80s after he being found guilty of murder. Douglas Lewis, 26, Pemberton Township, was found guilty of murder and weapons charges in July. Lewis has been sentenced to 58 years in New Jersey state prison for fatally shooting Shaquille Williams, 24, in a vehicle parked in the 100 block of Kinsley Road on March 21, 2017 just before 9 p.m., according to Prosecutor Scott Coffina Lewis is thought to have killed Williams as payback for robbing one of Lewis’s associates, as the Coffina argued during the trial. “This…
Jersey Shore Teenager Gets Probation In Shooting, Robbery Jersey Shore Teenager Gets Probation In Shooting, Robbery
Jersey Shore Teenager Gets Probation In Shooting, Robbery An 18-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been sentenced to probation in connection with a shooting, authorities said. Michael Jedziniak of Seaside Park was sentenced to a four-year suspended sentence on Monday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Jedziniak previously pled guilty to armed robbery and a weapons charge, Billhimer said on Tuesday.  In lieu of incarceration at a juvenile corrections facility as requested by the county prosecutor, Superior Court Judge Kimarie Rahill imposed a term of 18 months probation under the supervision o…
Police: Prostitute, Accomplices Nabbed After Robbing John With Shotgun, Bat At Wayne Hotel Police: Prostitute, Accomplices Nabbed After Robbing John With Shotgun, Bat At Wayne Hotel
Police: Prostitute, Accomplices Nabbed After Robbing John With Shotgun, Bat At Wayne Hotel A would-be customer who thought he was patronizing a prostitute at a Wayne motel got robbed, instead, after the hooker let in a pair of armed companions – all of whom were later caught, authorities said. The victim told police he’d met a woman at the Days Inn on Route 23 “for the purpose of paying her for sex,” Detective Capt. Dan Daly said Tuesday. Soon after she arrived, there was a knock at the door, he said. The woman opened the door and let in another woman, who was carrying a bag, and a man who was carrying a guitar case, the victim told police. Both were wearing hoods and masks, he…
Philly Man Wanted In Fatal Stabbing At AC Hard Rock Hotel Turns Himself In, Prosecutor Says Philly Man Wanted In Fatal Stabbing At AC Hard Rock Hotel Turns Himself In, Prosecutor Says
Philly Man Wanted In Fatal Stabbing At AC Hard Rock Hotel Turns Himself In, Prosecutor Says A 59-year-old man wanted in connection with the stabbing death of his Philadelphia girlfriend has surrendered,  authorities said.  Frankie E. Lane, also of Philadelphia, was wanted on murder and weapons charges in the fatal stabbing of 57-year-old Sharon Whaley, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Lane turned himself in to detectives without incident on Monday night at the  prosecutor's office, Tyner said. The alleged fatal stabbing occurred Friday night at Atlantic City's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tyner said. "We continue to work diligently in …
Whiskey With A Chaser: Hackensack Woman Charged With Swinging Knife At BF Over Bottle Of Booze Whiskey With A Chaser: Hackensack Woman Charged With Swinging Knife At BF Over Bottle Of Booze
Whiskey With A Chaser: Hackensack Woman Charged With Swinging Knife At BF Over Bottle Of Booze A Hackensack woman slammed a refrigerator door on her boyfriend's hand and then lunged at him with a knife after arguing over a bottle of whiskey, authorities said. The victim told police that Victoria Centeno "wrestled with him and slammed the refrigerator door on his hand when he attempted to leave the apartment with the whiskey they had both been drinking," Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Centeno, a 28-year-old office manager, "then grabbed a kitchen knife and swung it at the victim, narrowly missing him before he was able to get outside and wait for police," DeWitt said. Officers responding …
NJ Woman Who Pointed Gun At Construction Worker Brings SWAT Presence To Apartment Complex NJ Woman Who Pointed Gun At Construction Worker Brings SWAT Presence To Apartment Complex
NJ Woman Who Pointed Gun At Construction Worker Brings SWAT Presence To Apartment Complex A 31-year-old woman accused of pointing a gun at a construction worker outside her apartment complex was arrested after a standoff with police Thursday, authorities said. Celeste E. Jensen, of Somerville, jailed on weapons related charges pending a bail hearing, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Police were called to the Brookside Apartments on Brookside Avenue in Somerville on reports that a woman flashed a gun at construction workers doing maintenance at the complex around 4:45 p.m., Robertson said alongside other authorities. The worker pointed police to Jensen,…