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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…

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Somerset County Man Sentenced After Defrauding $4 Mil From Brain Injury Fund: Feds Somerset County Man Sentenced After Defrauding $4 Mil From Brain Injury Fund: Feds
Somerset County Man Sentenced After Defrauding $4 Mil From Brain Injury Fund: Feds A 58-year-old Somerset County man was sentenced on Thursday, Nov. 14,  to 7.5 years in prison after he was convicted of defrauding millions from the New Jersey Brain Injury Fund, authorities said. C.R. Kraus, a Manville resident, was convicted in April of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, five acts of healthcare fraud, and four counts of tax evasion, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Two of Kraus' co-conspirators pled guilty for their role in the scheme and are awaiting sentencing, Sellinger said. From 2009 to 2019, Kraus and his co-conspirators conspired to defraud the brai…

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Motorcyclist ID'ed In Fatal Somerset County Crash: Authorities Motorcyclist ID'ed In Fatal Somerset County Crash: Authorities
Motorcyclist ID'ed In Fatal Somerset County Crash: Authorities Police have identified the 47-year-old motorcyclist killed in a crash on Sunday, Sept. 15 in Somerset County. Belle Mead's Kevin Duwane Williams was hospitalized after the crash on South Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Manville around 5:30 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald previously said. He was taken to a local trauma hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, authorities said. Members of the Somerset County Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team responded to investigate along with members of the Manville Police Department, authorities said.  The investigat…

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Motorcyclist, 47, Killed In Somerset County Crash: Prosecutor Motorcyclist, 47, Killed In Somerset County Crash: Prosecutor
Motorcyclist, 47, Killed In Somerset County Crash: Prosecutor A 47-year-old Montgomery resident, was killed in a motorcycle crash in Manville on Sunday, Sept. 15, authorities said. At 5:32 p.m., Manville police responded to South Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue and found a motorcyclist who had sustained critical injuries from a crash, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Manville Borough Police Department Deputy Chief Craig Jeremiah said. The motorcyclist, whose name was not revealed, was transported to a local trauma hospital where he succumbed to his i…

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Father-Son Duo Arrested In Explosion That Rocked NJ Neighborhood During July 4th Party Father-Son Duo Arrested In Explosion That Rocked NJ Neighborhood During July 4th Party
Father-Son Duo Arrested In Explosion That Rocked NJ Neighborhood During July 4th Party A 60-year-old man and his 28-year-old son have been arrested in a fireworks explosion at a July Fourth party that left a 34-year-old guest seriously injured, authorities said. Thomas Kaiser, of South Plainfield, and his son, Erich Kaiser, of Monmouth Junction, were trying to set off a signal cannon a July Fourth party in Manville Saturday, July 6 around 8:15 p.m., when things went horribly awry, Manville's Deputy Chief Craig Jeremiah said. Erich and Thomas Kaiser. Manville PD The device exploded after being lit, sending shrapnel throughout the neighborhood, according to Je…

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NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 8-Year-Old Gets 4 Years In Prison, Prosecutor Says NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 8-Year-Old Gets 4 Years In Prison, Prosecutor Says
NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 8-Year-Old Gets 4 Years In Prison, Prosecutor Says A 59-year-old New Jersey resident was sentenced to four years in state prison on Friday, June 14 for sexually assaulting an 8-year-old in 2022, authorities said. In March 2022, police began investigating after an 8-year-old said Raul Elias of Manville sexually assaulted her, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said.  Elias was subsequently convicted of endangering the welfare of a child in March 2024 after a three-day trial, authorities said. As part of his sentence, Elias must register as a sex offender and be on parole supervision for the rest of his life.  When sentencing…

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JACKPOT! Lotto Ticket Sold In Somerset County Wins Big JACKPOT! Lotto Ticket Sold In Somerset County Wins Big
Jackpot! Lotto Ticket Sold In Somerset County Wins Big A lottery ticket hit the jackpot in Somerset County. The ticket matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Friday, June 7, winning $292,372. The ticket was sold at Ted's Market in Manville. The winning numbers were: 04, 05, 14, 37 and 42 and the XTRA number was: 03. 

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