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Squatter Who Took Over Monmouth County Homes Escapes From Psych Hospital: Cops Squatter Who Took Over Monmouth County Homes Escapes From Psych Hospital: Cops
Squatter Who Took Over Monmouth County Homes Escapes From Psych Hospital: Cops Authorities are searching for a 39-year-old man who walked away from Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, months after being charged with squatting in two vacant homes and falsely claiming ownership, officials said. Markies Wells, who also goes by Messiah Law-Elbey, was last seen at 4:08 a.m. on Friday, March 7, wearing a green jumpsuit, according to Ewing Police. He is described as 5-foot-11, 200 pounds, with a full beard and dreadlocks, police said. Wells was accused of breaking into and illegally living in multiple homes in Monmouth County, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Kea…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Neptune Man Falsely Claimed To Own Two Monmouth County Vacant Homes, Prosecutors Say Neptune Man Falsely Claimed To Own Two Monmouth County Vacant Homes, Prosecutors Say
Neptune Man Falsely Claimed To Own Two Monmouth County Vacant Homes, Prosecutors Say A Monmouth County man was accused of squatting in two vacant homes and falsely claiming to own them, authorities said. Markies Wells, 39, was given 13 charges, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Thursday, Aug. 15. He's also known as Messiah Law-Elbey and last had a legitimate address in Neptune Township. Keansburg police said Wells climbed through a back window of an abandoned Pine View Avenue home in March and changed the locks on the front and back doors. He was arrested and charged in the case. Holmdel police then found in July that Wells als…

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by Chris Spiker