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Newark Man Gets 100 Years For New Year's Eve Robbery, Murder Of 67-Year-Old
A Newark man who robbed two people at gunpoint before killing one of them on New Year's Eve 2023 has been sentenced to 100 years in prison, authorities said.
Jarell Riles, 35, of Newark, was sentenced after a jury convicted him on Feb. 18, 2026, of first-degree felony murder, first-degree murder, robbery, and weapons offenses in the killing of Jose Gaona, 67, of Newark, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens said.
Superior Court Judge Ronald Wigler, who presided over both the trial and sentencing, imposed the sentence.
Riles first robbed a man at gunpoint on Vessey Str…
'John Doe' Arrested After Assault With Weapon, Foot Pursuit In Warren County: Police
A man identified only as John Doe was arrested after assaulting a person with a weapon in Warren County, officers announced Tuesday, July 7.
At 10:24 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, officers responded to an assault on the 100 block of West Washington Avenue and found a person who had been assaulted with an object, Washington Township police said. Police did not identify the object.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said. The suspect was located and apprehended following a foot pursuit, police said.
While at headquarters, the male refused to identify himself, police s…
Jersey City Murder Suspect Captured 500 Miles Away: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old man wanted for a fatal shooting in Jersey City was arrested in North Carolina, authorities announced Tuesday, July 7.
At 2:30 p.m., on Sunday, June 28, Jersey City police responded to Orient Avenue near MLK Drive and found Jenaro Tejada, 38, with gunshot wounds, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. Tejada was transported to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Mello said.
A second victim, a 45-year-old Jersey City man, was located with a gunshot wound.
Raheem Rhett was arrested in Raleigh, North Carolina by the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, Mello…
Louise Lasser Dies: Actress Starred In 'Mary Hartman,' Ex-Wife Of Woody Allen
Louise Lasser turned television anxiety into an art form.
The deadpan actress who became a 1970s cult figure as the title character in Norman Lear’s "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" died of natural causes on Monday, July 6, at her home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, her close friend Susan Charlotte told The Hollywood Reporter. She was 87.
Lasser played Mary Hartman, a pigtailed Ohio housewife trying to hold herself together through suburban chaos, media overload, family trouble, and absurdly dark twists.
"Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" aired five nights a week from 1976 to 1977 and became a cult…
