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Arrest Made In Murder Of Old Bridge Dockworker At TGI Friday's, Prosecutor Says Arrest Made In Murder Of Old Bridge Dockworker At TGI Friday's, Prosecutor Says
Arrest Made In Murder Of Old Bridge Dockworker At TGI Friday's, Prosecutor Says A 41-year-old Burlington County man was arrested and charged with murder in the first degree for a deadly stabbing that occurred at TGI Fridays in Linden, authorities announced Tuesday, Jan. 6. Darrell Robinson, a Wrightstown resident, was arrested in connection with the November 2025 murder of Erik Kuns, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, and lodged in the Essex County Jail, records show.  Kuns' family cheered at his arrest on a Facebook page dedicated to holding the person who killed Kuns responsible. "Erik’s murderer was arrested this morning," the page reads. "Today brought a small sense of rel…
Stolen Handgun, Heroin, Cocaine: Middlesex County Man Arrested, Prosecutors Say Stolen Handgun, Heroin, Cocaine: Middlesex County Man Arrested, Prosecutors Say
Stolen Handgun, Heroin, Cocaine: Middlesex County Man Arrested, Prosecutors Say A 38-year-old Middlesex County man was arrested and hit with numerous drugs and weapons charges following a monthslong investigation, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 22, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 6:20 p.m., law enforcement conducted a search warrant at Pablo Hernandez-Garcia's Dunellen residence,  Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick Callahan Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Ch…
Jackson Twp Man Faces Murder Charges In Deadly Toms River Stabbing: Prosecutor Jackson Twp Man Faces Murder Charges In Deadly Toms River Stabbing: Prosecutor
Jackson Twp Man Faces Murder Charges In Deadly Toms River Stabbing: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Jackson Township man has been indicted on murder charges after two people were stabbed during a deadly early morning altercation at a Toms River home, officials said. A grand jury indicted Steven McNeill on charges of murder, attempted murder and numerous weapons charges, Ocean County Bradley Billhimer said.  On Friday, May 9 at 7:20 a.m., Toms River police responded to an altercation at a residence on Adams Avenue and found Raniek Mendez, a 34-year-old Brick Township resident with a stab wound to his chest, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Mendez was tran…
Toms River Woman Had Assault Rifle, High Capacity Magazine In Bedroom: Police Toms River Woman Had Assault Rifle, High Capacity Magazine In Bedroom: Police
Toms River Woman Had Assault Rifle, High Capacity Magazine In Bedroom: Police A 35-year-old Toms River woman was arrested and hit with numerous weapons charges on Sunday, July 20, authorities said. At 12:28 p.m., officers responded to Westfield Drive for a report of a disorderly person in possession with a weapon, Toms River police said. Britney Garbinski admitted to being in possession of several weapons and directed officers to them, police said. The firearms included a handgun stolen from North Carolina, police said. An assault style rifle and several high-capacity magazines were seized from her bedroom, police said. Garbinski was arrested at the scene and t…
Ghost Gun, Uzi Seized In Somerset County Raid: Two Elizabeth Men Busted, Prosecutor Says Ghost Gun, Uzi Seized In Somerset County Raid: Two Elizabeth Men Busted, Prosecutor Says
Ghost Gun, Uzi Seized In Somerset County Raid: Two Elizabeth Men Busted, Prosecutor Says Two Elizabeth men were arrested and charged after numerous firearms were found at their residences, authorities announced on Monday, June 2. On Wednesday, May 7, at 8:30 p.m., the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task force, along with members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other law enforcement agencies conducted a search warrant at two residences in Elizabeth, located on Magnolia Avenue and Murray Street, Somerset County Prosecutor John  McDonald said. The searches led to the seizure of eight handguns, includi…
NJ Verizon Salesman Who Stabbed Man In Neck Learns Fate: Prosecutor NJ Verizon Salesman Who Stabbed Man In Neck Learns Fate: Prosecutor
NJ Verizon Salesman Who Stabbed Man In Neck Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Verizon door-to-door salesman was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of stabbing a man in the neck in 2022 in Ocean County, authorities said. Michael Tsamas, a Laurence Harbor resident, was previously found guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the death of Joseph Delgardio, a 44-year-old Jackson Township resident, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Tsamas was also convicted of multiple weapons charges, Billhimer said. On Thursday May 26, 2022 at 6:15 p.m., Jackson Township police responded to West Veterans Highway and Conor Road and found Delgar…
Stab Wound To The Heart: Jackson Township Man Learns Fate Stab Wound To The Heart: Jackson Township Man Learns Fate
Stab Wound To The Heart: Jackson Township Man Learns Fate A 28-year-old Jackson man was sentenced to 28 years in prison on Wednesday, May 21 after he was convicted in February of fatally stabbing a man in the heart in 2020. On Friday, June 19, 2020, at 5 a.m., Jackson Township police found Isaiah Renouf, a 23-year-old Jackson resident on the floor of a Cannon Blvd. residence with a large wound to his chest, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Renouf was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, Billhimer said. An investigation revealed J'Shawn Cutler stabbed Renouf, Billhimer said. He was apprehended that same day follo…
DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge (UPDATE) DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge (UPDATE)
DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge (Update) A grand jury has indicted an Orange County town's Highway Superintendent, John J. Reilly III, on 13 felony counts, including attempted murder, stemming from the Friday, May 2 shooting of a DoorDash driver outside his home, prosecutors announced.   Reilly, 48, is now facing a slew of serious charges, including two counts of first-degree assault, attempted second-degree murder, and multiple weapons charges, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, May 19.  The indictment was handed up in Orange County Court on Monday. A date for Reilly’s arraignment is …
Florida Man Had Booby Trapped Semi-Automatic Rifle On Amtrak Train: New Jersey AG Florida Man Had Booby Trapped Semi-Automatic Rifle On Amtrak Train: New Jersey AG
Florida Man Had Booby Trapped Semi-Automatic Rifle On Amtrak Train: New Jersey AG A 34-year-old Florida man was arrested and hit with numerous weapons charges on Wednesday, April 16, after he boarded an Amtrak train to Trenton with a  booby trapped semi-automatic rifle earlier this year, authorities said. On Friday, Jan. 3 at Newark Penn Station, an officer noticed an unattended black and white zebra print suitcase in front of McDonald's, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. A handgun with a fully loaded 18-round magazine and an AK-47 style rife were found in the suitcase, along with numerous bullets, Platkin said. Surveillance footage showed, Jeffrey K…
Verizon Salesman Guilty Of Stabbing Jersey Shore Man In Neck: Prosecutor Verizon Salesman Guilty Of Stabbing Jersey Shore Man In Neck: Prosecutor
Verizon Salesman Guilty Of Stabbing Jersey Shore Man In Neck: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Verizon door-to-door salesman was convicted on Wednesday, March 26, of stabbing a man in the neck in 2022 in Ocean County, authorities said. Michael Tsamas, a Laurence Harbor resident, was found guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the death of Joseph Delgardio, a Jackson Township resident, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Tsamas was also convicted of multiple weapons charges, Billhimer said. On Thursday May 26, 2022 at 6:15 p.m., Jackson Township police responded to West Veterans Highway and Conor Road and found Delgardio lying in a pool of blood in the roadway…
Man Learns Fate For Toms River Shooting: Prosecutor Man Learns Fate For Toms River Shooting: Prosecutor
Man Learns Fate For Toms River Shooting: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Toms River resident was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, March 21 for shooting a man last year, authorities said. On Wednesday, June 12, at 11:30 p.m., Toms River police responded to a residence at Adams Avenue after Anthony Brown retrieved a handgun and fired two shots at a vehicle, striking a man, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Brown and the victim both fled the scene, authorities said. The victim was located and transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where he was treated and released, Billhimer said. Brown was sentence…
Stab Wound To The Heart: Suspect Convicted Of Ocean County Manslaughter, Prosecutor Says Stab Wound To The Heart: Suspect Convicted Of Ocean County Manslaughter, Prosecutor Says
Stab Wound To The Heart: Suspect Convicted Of Ocean County Manslaughter, Prosecutor Says A 28-year-old Jackson man faces up to 30 years in prison after he was convicted on Friday, Feb. 21 of fatally stabbing a man in the heart in 2020. On Friday, June 19, at 5 a.m., Jackson Township police found Isaiah Renouf, a 23-year-old Jackson resident on the floor of a Cannon Blvd. residence with a large wound to his chest, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Renouf was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, Billhimer said.  An investigation revealed J'Shawn Cutler stabbed Renouf. He was apprehended that same day following a traffic stop in Lakewood. Cu…
MDMA, Cocaine, Guns, Ammo, Shrooms, Weed: Ocean County Drug Dealers Busted, Prosecutors Say MDMA, Cocaine, Guns, Ammo, Shrooms, Weed: Ocean County Drug Dealers Busted, Prosecutors Say
MDMA, Cocaine, Guns, Ammo, Shrooms, Weed: Ocean County Drug Dealers Busted, Prosecutors Say Three Ocean County men were arrested and charge this week following a three-month investigation into the distribution of illegal narcotics in Ocean County, authorities said. Investigators began surveilling the home of Elijah Metellus, a 20-year-old Beachwood resident, because it was being used to store and distribute cocaine, ecstasy/MDMA, psilocybin, and marijuana, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Tuesday, Feb. 4, detectives observed Dominic McGriff, a 43-year-old Beachwood resident, enter the residence, Billhimer said. McGriff then went to an apartment complex in To…
Three Arrested After 'Chaotic' Armed Home Invasion In Atlantic City, Police Say Three Arrested After 'Chaotic' Armed Home Invasion In Atlantic City, Police Say
Three Arrested After 'Chaotic' Armed Home Invasion In Atlantic City, Police Say Three men were accused of an armed home invasion at a scene described by police as "chaotic," authorities said. Officers arrested two Atlantic City men, 36-year-old Andrew James and 35-year-old Rashad Lampkin, along with 34-year-old Andrey Green of Galloway Township, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Police responded to the home on Brooklyn Avenue at around 6:02 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16. Arriving officers found suspects and victims running in the area. Investigators said Lampkin confronted a victim outside the home with a gun, forcing his…
NJ Man Pleads Guilty To Toms River Man's Grisly Dismemberment, Prosecutors Say NJ Man Pleads Guilty To Toms River Man's Grisly Dismemberment, Prosecutors Say
NJ Man Pleads Guilty To Toms River Man's Grisly Dismemberment, Prosecutors Say A Brick Township man admitted to his role in the dismemberment of a Toms River man's body, authorities said. Jared Krysiak, 34, pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 16 to desecration of human remains, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Krysiak was among the four people indicted in the killing of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason. Elizabeth Mascarelli of Seaside Heights entered a guilty plea on Monday, Dec. 9 for an aggravated manslaughter charge. She was previously indicted on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehen…
NJ Woman Confesses To Killing Toms River Man In Grisly Dismemberment Case: Prosecutors NJ Woman Confesses To Killing Toms River Man In Grisly Dismemberment Case: Prosecutors
NJ Woman Confesses To Killing Toms River Man In Grisly Dismemberment Case: Prosecutors A Seaside Heights woman has admitted to killing a Toms River man whose body was dismembered, authorities said. Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 9 to aggravated manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. She was previously indicted on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehension, desecration of human remains, and eight weapons charges. Mascarelli was among the four people charged in the killing of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason. Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat; Jared …
Duo Indicted For Murder In Jersey Shore Man's 2022 Killing, Prosecutors Say Duo Indicted For Murder In Jersey Shore Man's 2022 Killing, Prosecutors Say
Duo Indicted For Murder In Jersey Shore Man's 2022 Killing, Prosecutors Say Two men were facing murder charges in connection with the deadly shooting of a Neptune Township man more than two and a half years ago, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Kedrick Chatmon of Keansburg and Lamare Walker of Barnegat were indicted for first-degree murder and first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Monday, Nov. 25. Chatmon also faced several weapons-related charges. The men were charged in the killing of 39-year-old Marques Mills. Neptune police responded to the scene …
Man Convicted In Super Bowl Sunday Assault: Somerset County Prosecutor Man Convicted In Super Bowl Sunday Assault: Somerset County Prosecutor
Man Convicted In Super Bowl Sunday Assault: Somerset County Prosecutor A 38-year-old Manville resident was convicted on Monday, Nov. 18, of attacking an employee at a bar with a beer bottle on Super Bowl Sunday, authorities said. Junior Suriel-Gonzalez was asked to leave an unnamed establishment in Manville on Sunday, Feb. 11, when he grabbed the beer bottle and assaulted the employee, swinging it over the top of his head, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Suriel-Gonzalez was removed from the bar and fled in his car, authorities said. He was arrested early the next morning by the Manville Police Department, authorities said. He was convicted of mu…
Jersey Shore Man Who Killed Victim After Dice Game Gets Life In Prison, Prosecutors Say Jersey Shore Man Who Killed Victim After Dice Game Gets Life In Prison, Prosecutors Say
Jersey Shore Man Who Killed Victim After Dice Game Gets Life In Prison, Prosecutors Say An Asbury Park man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing a Lakewood man and robbing him after a dice game, authorities said. Jaszhark Rogers, 38, was sentenced to life in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Friday, Nov. 15. He also received 46 additional years for other charges at his sentencing on Friday, Nov. 1. Asbury Park police responded to the 1200 block of Washington Avenue just after 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2022. Officers found 26-year-old Yahnie Patterson lying in the road with severe head trauma. Patters…
Three Juveniles Sentenced In Killing Of Taxi Driver: Somerset County Prosecutor Three Juveniles Sentenced In Killing Of Taxi Driver: Somerset County Prosecutor
Three Juveniles Sentenced In Killing Of Taxi Driver: Somerset County Prosecutor Three boys, between the ages of 13 and 14, were recently sentenced for killing a 57-year-old man in a robbery in Franklin Township in May 2023. On Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 9:56 a.m., Franklin Township police responded to a 9-1-1 call and found Kofi Addo suffering from a gunshot wound, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. An investigation revealed three boys, ages 14, 13, and 13 as being involved in the robbery and homicide shooting of Addo, authorities said The juveniles intended to rob  Addo when one of them fired a shot killing the victim as he was operating the taxi, autho…
Gruesome Indictment Details Killing, Dismemberment Of NJ Victim Gruesome Indictment Details Killing, Dismemberment Of NJ Victim
Gruesome Indictment Details Killing, Dismemberment Of NJ Victim Four people from Ocean County were indicted for dismembering the body of a Toms River man killed in his home, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 29-year-old Elizabeth Mascarelli of Seaside Heights on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehension, desecration of human remains, and eight weapons charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat; Jared Krysiak, 34, of Brick Township; and Jarred Palumbo, 36, of Manchester, were also indicted for hindering apprehension and…
Philly Man, Two Brothers Indicted In Woman's Killing In Atlantic City: Prosecutors Philly Man, Two Brothers Indicted In Woman's Killing In Atlantic City: Prosecutors
Philly Man, Two Brothers Indicted In Woman's Killing In Atlantic City: Prosecutors Three Philadelphia men were indicted after two women were shot in the head in Atlantic City, including one who died, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 34-year-old Gregg Page for murder, attempted murder, and several weapons charges on Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Two brothers, 30-year-old Ryan Schenck and 27-year-old Ramir Schenck, were also indicted for hindering apprehension. Atlantic City police responded to a report of two women severely injured on North Main Avenue at around 4:41 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1. Officers found the vi…
Ex-Convict Struts Through Trenton With Loaded Assault Rifle: Police Ex-Convict Struts Through Trenton With Loaded Assault Rifle: Police
Ex-Convict Struts Through Trenton With Loaded Assault Rifle: Police A 38-year-old ex-convict was arrested with a loaded assault rifle slung over his shoulder, authorities said. Trenton police said they found Joseph Moore walking along the 100 block of Turpin St. with the rifle and a high-capacity magazine containing 50 rounds of ammunition on Monday, June 10 at about 5:20 p.m. He was charged with several weapons offenses. As the detectives were on scene with Moore, Trenton Communications reported they had received several calls for shots fired in the area. Two spent shell casings were recovered. No persons were injured and no property was struc…
Trenton Man Arrested In Shooting: Police Trenton Man Arrested In Shooting: Police
Trenton Man Arrested In Shooting: Police A 25-year-old man from Trenton has been arrested in connection with a shooting earlier this year, authorities said. Damique Gaymon was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses by the Mercer County Fugitive Task Force on Monday, June 3, according to Trenton police. On Jan. 11 at approximately 6:45 p.m., a shot spotter activation was received for several rounds of gunfire in the area of 113 Home Avenue. Trenton Police officers arrived and located a male at 969 South Broad Street with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to Capital Health Regional…