Jersey City Woman Used Housing Authority Funds For Own Benefit: Prosecutors Jersey City Woman Used Housing Authority Funds For Own Benefit: Prosecutors
Jersey City Woman Used Housing Authority Funds For Own Benefit: Prosecutors A 53-year-old Jersey City woman was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 10 and charged with using funds for her own benefit from the Jersey City Housing Authority, prosecutors said. Tyest Bryant, in her capacity as a resident board member for the Booker T. Washington Housing Complex misused over $20,000 in funds for her personal benefit between 2017 and 2022, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Bryant is charged with theft by unlawful taking in the third degree, Suarez said. She was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in Secaucus and released on a summons pending a court appea…
Union City Man Sexually Assaulted 4-Year-Old Boy: Prosecutors Union City Man Sexually Assaulted 4-Year-Old Boy: Prosecutors
Union City Man Sexually Assaulted 4-Year-Old Boy: Prosecutors A 35-year-old Union City man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 4-year-old boy on Monday, July 31, authorities said. Jose Romero was arrested by the United States Marshal Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Romero is charged with aggravated sexual assault in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child in the third degree, Suarez said. Romero lived at a home the victim frequented, Suarez said. Romero was transported to Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearan…
Guttenberg Woman Received $20,000 In Improper Benefits: Prosecutors Guttenberg Woman Received $20,000 In Improper Benefits: Prosecutors
Guttenberg Woman Received $20,000 In Improper Benefits: Prosecutors A 59-year-old Guttenberg was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 12 for receiving $20,000 in improper benefits from multiple agencies, authorities said. Ammerlene Demetroudis failed to report income she received as a health home aide, allowing her to get benefits from Social Security Administration, the Medicaid Benefit Program, the Department of Community Affairs Rental Assistance Program, and NJ FamilyCare between June 2020 and Nov. 2022, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Demetroudis was charged with theft by deception in the third degree and was released on a sum…
North Bergen Teen Sexually Assaulted Child: Prosecutors North Bergen Teen Sexually Assaulted Child: Prosecutors
North Bergen Teen Sexually Assaulted Child: Prosecutors An 18-year-old North Bergen man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl several times in May, authorities announced. Brandon Majano was arrested on Thursday, July 6 and charged with sexual assault in the second degree, endangering the welfare of a child and possession of child sex abuse material, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Majano was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance next week, Suarez said. 
Trio Charged With 2022 Bayonne Murder: Prosecutors Trio Charged With 2022 Bayonne Murder: Prosecutors
Trio Charged With 2022 Bayonne Murder: Prosecutors Three people have been charged in the shooting death of a man in Bayonne in July 2022, authorities said. Mitchell Watson, 22, Hafis Jackson, 20, both Salem residents and Daynajah Payne, a 24-year-old Irvington resident were charged with the murder of Damoi Davauni Campbell, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  On the early morning of July 27, Bayonne Police received a report of shots fired in the area of 21st Street and Avenue A, Suarez said. Upon arrival, they found Campbell inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds, Suarez said. Campbell was pronounced dead at the scene…
MURDER: Trio Charged In Quintuple Jersey City Shooting MURDER: Trio Charged In Quintuple Jersey City Shooting
Murder: Trio Charged In Quintuple Jersey City Shooting Three men have been charged with murder in a 2020 shooting that wounded four men and left one dead in Jersey City, authorities said. Lamont Wiggins, 25, Sheldon Mays, 23 and Jermaine Jennings, 22, were charged with murder in the first degree, multiple counts of attempted murder, and various weapons charges in connection with the June 2020 incident on Union Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Jersey City officers responding to the scene between Martin Luther King Drive and Ocean Avenue and found multiple victims, including city resident Scott Colclough, Suarez said. Th…
Hoboken Man Sold $10K Worth Of Cocaine To Undercover Cop: Prosecutors Hoboken Man Sold $10K Worth Of Cocaine To Undercover Cop: Prosecutors
Hoboken Man Sold $10K Worth Of Cocaine To Undercover Cop: Prosecutors A 41-year-old Hoboken man was arrested on Thursday, June 29 after he sold cocaine to an undercover cop, authorities said. Gustavo Santos sold cocaine to an undercover officer multiple times Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. In total, Santos sold more than 6 oz. of cocaine to the officer, valued at $10,000 Suarez said.  Santos was charged with 11 counts of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine to an undercover police officer. He was also charged with being a fugitive of justice from New York City, Suarez said.  He was transported to Hudson County Correctional…
SWAT Team Search Leads To Arrest, Handgun Recovered: Prosecutors SWAT Team Search Leads To Arrest, Handgun Recovered: Prosecutors
SWAT Team Search Leads To Arrest, Handgun Recovered: Prosecutors A 43-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and hit with weapons charges after a SWAT team searched his home on Monday, June 26, authorities said.  The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Gang Task Force, with assistance from the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team executed a court-authorized a search warrant of Farrakhan Williams' apartment on Danforth Avenue, following a months-long investigation Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The search resulted in the seizure of a handgun and over 270 grams of marijuana, Suarez said.  Williams was charged with possession of a weapon w…
Hudson Sheriff's Officer Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor Hudson Sheriff's Officer Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor
Hudson Sheriff's Officer Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor A Hudson County Sheriff's Officer was arrested on child porn charges, authorities said. William Medina arrested and charged with possessing child sex abuse material on Thursday, June 8, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The 35-year-old Union City resident was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in Jersey City following a months-long investigation, Suarez said.  Medina was released pending his first court appearance, which is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, June 29, Suarez said.  Following his arrest, Medina was placed on administrative leave and…
Gas Station Employee Killed In NJ Assault Had Moved To US To Give Daughters Better Life Gas Station Employee Killed In NJ Assault Had Moved To US To Give Daughters Better Life
Gas Station Employee Killed In NJ Assault Had Moved To US To Give Daughters Better Life Services have been set for a 55-year-old Jersey City gas station attendant who died months after being brutally beaten while at work. Fardin Ghadami Darounkolaee was attacked in August 2022 by 26-year-old Nixon Marquez at the Shell station on Marin Boulevard and 14th Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez previously said. Marquez, initially charged with assault and and weapons offenses, was slapped with first-degree murder after Fardin died at a hospital in Washington DC on Saturday, May 13, Suarez said. Fardin. a dad of two, was born in Qaemshahr, Iran. He immigrated from Iran to…
MURDER: Gas Station Employee Dies Months After Jersey City Assault, Suspect Charged MURDER: Gas Station Employee Dies Months After Jersey City Assault, Suspect Charged
Murder: Gas Station Employee Dies Months After Jersey City Assault, Suspect Charged A 26-year-old Jersey City man was charged with first degree murder on Wednesday, May 31 after a gas station employee he assaulted last year died of his injuries earlier this month, authorities said. In August 2022, Jersey City Police responded  to a report of an assault at the Shell gas station at Marin Boulevard and 14th Street and found Fardin Ghadamidarounkola, a 55-year-old Jersey City resident, suffering from a serious head injury, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was transported to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment, Suarez said. On Monday May 15, p…
Man Used Another Person's Identity To Obtain Driver's License: Prosecutors Man Used Another Person's Identity To Obtain Driver's License: Prosecutors
Man Used Another Person's Identity To Obtain Driver's License: Prosecutors A 47-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged with using another person's identity in order to obtain a driver's license, authorities said. Williams Morocho-Avila was arrested on Monday, May 22 by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Public Integrity Special Investigations Unit, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Last December, Morocho-Avila obtained a non-driver identification card and basic driver examination permit at the South Plainfield Motor Vehicle Commission, Suarez said. An investigation by the NJMVC revealed Morocho-Avila obtained a driver's license at the North Ber…