Manslaughter Charge Filed In Kearny Man's Killing Manslaughter Charge Filed In Kearny Man's Killing
Manslaughter Charge Filed In Kearny Man's Killing A man previously charged with desecration of human remains in the killing of a Kearny man is facing an additional, more serious offense: Aggravated manslaughter. The charge was filed against Matthew Kochell, 32, in the Tuesday, Sept. 20 stabbing death of Corey McFadden, who was found laying on the ground near Belgrove Drive and Afton Street with multiple stab wounds to his lower body around 5:45 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Kochell and 39-year-old Elliot Barton, a registered sex offender, were both charged with desecration of human remains, after McFadden was…
Second Person Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Kearny Man's Stabbing Death Second Person Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Kearny Man's Stabbing Death
Second Person Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Kearny Man's Stabbing Death A second person has been charged with desecration of human remains in the stabbing death of a Kearny man earlier this week. Matthew Kochell, 32, has been arrested in addition to Elliot Barton, 39 — a registered sex offender — who was charged with the same in Corey McFadden's death investigation, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Elliot Barton and Corey McFaddenNew Jersey State Police/Corey McFadden Facebook The state has filed a motion to hold detain both men pending trial. Barton was scheduled to appear Monday, Sept. 26 while Kochell will appear Sept. 27.  McFadden was foun…
Sex Offender Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Hudson County Homicide Investigation Sex Offender Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Hudson County Homicide Investigation
Sex Offender Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Hudson County Homicide Investigation A 39-year-old registered sex offender has been charged with disturbing human remains in connection with the homicide investigation of a 34-year-old Kearny man this week, authorities said. Authorities wouldn't immediately say why, but Elliot Barton was charged with desecration of human remains involving Corey McFadden's killing, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A suspect had not been identified as of Wednesday, Sept. 21. Barton sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl multiple times until after she turned 6, records show. McFadden was found laying on the ground with multiple stab wo…
MURDER: Man Dies Months After Being Stabbed By Woman In Jersey City, Prosecutor Says MURDER: Man Dies Months After Being Stabbed By Woman In Jersey City, Prosecutor Says
Murder: Man Dies Months After Being Stabbed By Woman In Jersey City, Prosecutor Says A 28-year-old Jersey City woman has been charged with murder after the man she's accused of having stabbed in February died of his injuries over the summer, authorities announced. Sykirrah Kirkland stabbed Omar Boatwright, 29, who was found with injuries at 67 Lexington Ave., around 8:05 the morning of Saturday, Feb. 19, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Boatwright was treated at Jersey City Medical Center and released, but was readmitted on Saturday, July 9, for complications of the stabbing, Suarez said. He died on Friday, July 16, the prosecutor said. The Regional Medical Exa…
Man Beat On Jersey City Street Dies, Charges Upgraded For Assailant: Prosecutor Man Beat On Jersey City Street Dies, Charges Upgraded For Assailant: Prosecutor
Man Beat On Jersey City Street Dies, Charges Upgraded For Assailant: Prosecutor Charges were upgraded for a Hudson County man after the man he beat unconscious died, authorities said. Robert Stevens, 40, of Union City, beat 51-year-old Anthony Passero on Bergen Avenue between Myrtle and Bostwick avenues in Jersey City around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Passero was brought to Jersey City Medical Center, where he died of his injuries on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at approximately 12:40 a.m., Suarez said. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Officer determined Passero died of blunt force trauma and the manner of death …
MURDER: Pair Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting MURDER: Pair Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting
Murder: Pair Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting A pair of men have been charged with murder in a Jersey City shooting that left one man dead in June, authorities announced. Quadre Domnie, 21, of Jersey City, and Jekhi Wade, 19, of North Plainfield, are responsible for killing Kyle Howard, 34, of Newark, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Domnie and Wade shot Howard around 11:15 p.m. on Forrest Street and MLK Drive on Sunday, June 12, Suarez said. Howard was rushed to the hospital in a private car and later died. Both were arrested without incident on Monday, July 25, 2022 near Cator and Rose avenues in Jersey City. Domnie and …
11-Year-Old Girl Among 4 Victims Sexually Assaulted By North Jersey Man At Pool: Prosecutor 11-Year-Old Girl Among 4 Victims Sexually Assaulted By North Jersey Man At Pool: Prosecutor
11-Year-Old Girl Among 4 Victims Sexually Assaulted By North Jersey Man At Pool: Prosecutor Four people including an 11-year-old girl were sexually assaulted by a 40-year-old man at a North Jersey pool, authorities said. Ashokbhai Vaddoriya, of Jersey City, has been accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl, a 12-year-old girl, a 33-year-old woman, and a 34-year-old woman at a public pool in Union City on Sunday, July 3, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The victims did not know Vaddoriya. Vaddoriya has been charged with two counts of sexual assault by contact, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and two counts of crimina…
Gunman Wanted In Triple Jersey City Shooting Captured By US Marshals At Bergen County Hotel Gunman Wanted In Triple Jersey City Shooting Captured By US Marshals At Bergen County Hotel
Gunman Wanted In Triple Jersey City Shooting Captured By US Marshals At Bergen County Hotel US Marshals captured a 31-year-old Newark man accused of killing a woman and wounding two other people in a shooting in Jersey City last February, authorities said Tuesday, June 21. Jimmy B. Colclough shot Raven Harris dead and wounded the other victims -- one 28, the other 29 -- at the intersection of Old Bergen Road and Neptune Avenue on Feb. 10, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Colclough had been wanted on murder, attempted murder and weapons charges when he was captured at a hotel on Paterson Plank Road in Carlstadt, Suarez said. He remained held at the…
ATTEMPTED MURDER: Arrest Made In Hoboken Shooting ATTEMPTED MURDER: Arrest Made In Hoboken Shooting
Attempted Murder: Arrest Made In Hoboken Shooting A 19-year-old gunman was arrested in the Monday, June 6 shooting that left a 17-year-old boy hurt in Hoboken, city police said. Halim A. Gilyard is believed to have been one of the shooters from the incident at 4th and Jackson Street, Detective Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. He was arrested Friday, June 10 by officers executing a search warrant at an apartment building on 4th and Adams Street, Cabrera said. Gilyard was arrested without incident and charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses, police said. He was then transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility. The i…
Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities
Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities Two brothers from Jersey City were racing each when one caused a June 2021 crash that seriously injured a 44-year-old man from Passaic, authorities said. Justin Crespo, 25, was heading north on Kennedy Boulevard in a Mercedes Benz when he struck a Toyota Highlander, as the 34-year-old driver was turning left onto Leonard Street from the south side of the roadway on the evening of June 5, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The backseat passenger in the Toyota was ejected and suffered life-threatening injuries. Both drivers were treated for minor injuries a…
Teen Girl Sexually Assaulted By Jersey City Man She Met At Light Rail Station: Prosecutor Teen Girl Sexually Assaulted By Jersey City Man She Met At Light Rail Station: Prosecutor
Teen Girl Sexually Assaulted By Jersey City Man She Met At Light Rail Station: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Jersey City man brought a 14-year-old girl he met at a light rail station back to his home where he sexually assaulted her, authorities said. Cashmere Mudayh met the girl at a light rail station in Jersey City on Monday, April 18, then brought her back to his Fulton Avenue apartment, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Mudayh was arrested Wednesday, June 1 by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on sexual assault and child endangerment charges. He was taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court a…
Repeat Offender Secretly Recorded Woman Inside Home: Hudson Prosecutor Repeat Offender Secretly Recorded Woman Inside Home: Hudson Prosecutor
Repeat Offender Secretly Recorded Woman Inside Home: Hudson Prosecutor A repeat offender from Union City was charged with recording a woman inside of her home without her consent, authorities said. Mario Lopez Esquit, 24, is expected to be arraigned Tuesday, May 24, on a charge of invasion of privacy, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Lopez Esquit was being held at the Hudson County Correctional Facility on unrelated charges, Suarez said. He was arrested in January after an investigation found that he shared child porn on social media, the prosecutor previously said.  Lopez Esquit was charged with the possession and distribution of child…