Toms River Man Learns Fate For Possessing Child Porn: Prosecutor Toms River Man Learns Fate For Possessing Child Porn: Prosecutor
Toms River Man Learns Fate For Possessing Child Porn: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Toms Riverman was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography, authorities said. An investigation into Justin Thomas began following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he was uploading images of child sexual abuse material to the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad identified an IP address associated with a Toms River residence as the location from which Thomas was uploading child pornography to the internet, Billhime…
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs A portion of a 6-year-old girl's ear was found inside a Lebanon County home after two dogs mauled her — their second serious attack on a young child at the residence — according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Rebecca Hresko, 31, and her parents, Andrew "Andy" Hresko, 70, and Debra Hresko, 61, of the Hresko family, who run Hresko's Bar-B-Que Pit, have been charged for their respective roles in the attacks involving the family's dogs, Chip and Zeus, at their South Lebanon Township home. Rebecca Hresko faces First-Degree Felony Aggravated Assault of a Child, Sec…
NJ Real Estate Investor Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $1.8 Million In Loans: Feds NJ Real Estate Investor Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $1.8 Million In Loans: Feds
NJ Real Estate Investor Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $1.8 Million In Loans: Feds A 39-year-old Toms River man pleaded guilty to participating in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme and fraudulently obtaining more than $1.8 million of federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 21. Arthur Spitzer pleaded guilty to bank and wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Spitzer's co-defenders, Mendel Deutsh, a 39-year-old Toms River resident and Joshua Feldberger, a 44-year-old Howell Township resident had previously pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentence, Frazier said. Spitzer got mortgage lo…
Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police
Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police A New York woman transporting dozens of rescue animals to Oklahoma was arrested in Pennsylvania after police found 45 animals packed inside a U-Haul without water and a severely injured pug that had to be euthanized, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 21. Selma T. Kizil, 57, told Derry Township police she runs an animal rescue on Long Island and was moving the animals to her new home in Oklahoma City when officers discovered them at the Hershey Animal Emergency Center around 9:09 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to the department. Officers found the animals throughout the front and bac…
Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report
Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report A Texas appeals court handed Alex Jones a major legal victory by cutting a $50 million judgment against him to $1.5 million, according to Bloomberg Law.  However, the ruling does not affect the $1.4B judgment against him in Connecticut.  The unanimous ruling came Friday, Aug. 21, in the 2022 jury trial involving Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis,  was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.  The parents sued Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems LLC. Jones had claimed publicly that the shooting never happ…
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs ‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs A soccer player days away from starting her freshman year was stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” took over and told him to stab her in a Jeep parked near her dorm — then his mother helped clean up and conceal her body, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Royce Joel Moser, 18, of Canonsburg, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of 18-year-old Karoline Jordyn Heintz, along with abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, tampering with evidence, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, and obstructing the administration of law, court recor…
Mom Charged With Vehicular Homicide In LBI Memorial Day Boat Crash That Killed Son Mom Charged With Vehicular Homicide In LBI Memorial Day Boat Crash That Killed Son
Mom Charged With Vehicular Homicide In LBI Memorial Day Boat Crash That Killed Son The mother of a 28-year-old man killed in a Memorial Day boating crash on Long Beach Island has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with her son's death. Jennifer Pearson, a 59-year-old Barnegat resident, surrendered to state police on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and was charged with  death by vessel, operating a vessel under the influence, reckless operation, operating without a Boating Safety Certificate, and failure to have a proper lookout, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Pearson is the mother of Gunnar Pearson, a Barnegat resident, w…
NJ Man Fled Traffic Stop After Giving Cops His License: Denville PD NJ Man Fled Traffic Stop After Giving Cops His License: Denville PD
NJ Man Fled Traffic Stop After Giving Cops His License: Denville PD A 33-year-old Keansburg man was arrested and charged after he fled from police in Denville during a traffic stop, authorities said. At 10:57 p.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on East Main Street after observing a moving violation, Denville police said. The driver, Christopher Cox, provided officers with a drivers license but refused to provide the required vehicle documentation, police said. He then suddenly put the car in drive and fled the traffic stop, police said. Because the officers were already in possession of Cox’s driver’s license and his identity …
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story). Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …
Motorcycling Couple Killed When NJ Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Mourned: Report Motorcycling Couple Killed When NJ Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Mourned: Report
Motorcycling Couple Killed When NJ Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Mourned: Report A motorcycling couple who shared 14 years together are being remembered after they were killed in a head-on Pennsylvania crash allegedly caused when a New Jersey driver became distracted by a bug that flew into her vehicle. Miranda Sue Wormuth, 30, and her "lifelong partner," Anthony Myles Sones, 34, died in the Wednesday, Aug. 12 crash on Carson Hill Road in Brady Township, Clearfield County, according to their obituaries and as previously reported by Daily Voice. Bernadette Cobb, 55, of Brick, NJ, was driving a 2021 Nissan Rogue east when she crossed into the westbound lane and struck the…
$7M Tax Scheme Tied To Philly Staffing Firm Supplying Factory Workers: Feds $7M Tax Scheme Tied To Philly Staffing Firm Supplying Factory Workers: Feds
$7M Tax Scheme Tied To Philly Staffing Firm Supplying Factory Workers: Feds A staffing company owner accused of supplying temporary workers to Pennsylvania businesses while hiding millions of dollars from the federal government is facing an expanded slate of charges, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Jimmy Fabian, president, owner, and operator of Celebes Staffing Services Inc., was charged in a superseding indictment with conspiring to defraud the United States through a scheme that allegedly underpaid more than $7 million in employment taxes, according to the US Department of Justice. Celebes, a Philadelphia-based labor-leasing company, provided…
Crack Cocaine Gets Brick Man Arrested: Lakewood Police Crack Cocaine Gets Brick Man Arrested: Lakewood Police
Crack Cocaine Gets Brick Man Arrested: Lakewood Police A 42-year-old Brick man was arrested and charged with multiple drug offenses following a traffic stop in Lakewood, authorities announced. At 1:58 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, officers observed a disabled vehicle with a flat tire on Ridge Avenue and Lanes Mill Road, Lakewood police said. The driver, Ryan Laudisi had an outstanding warrant from Ocean County, police said. Quantities of suspected crack cocaine and cocaine were recovered from inside the vehicle, police said. Laudisi was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, police said. He was…