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MURDER: Attacker Convicted Of Beating Victim Dead In NJ Driveway While Helping Him Move MURDER: Attacker Convicted Of Beating Victim Dead In NJ Driveway While Helping Him Move
Murder: Attacker Convicted Of Beating Victim Dead In NJ Driveway While Helping Him Move A 31-year-old Central Jersey man has been convicted of beating a 50-year-old man while helping him move in 2022. Samuel C. Coggins, 31, of Flemington, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the July 14, 2022 beating death of Augustine Garcia, of Manville, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Coggins was helping Garcia and another resident move from a home on North 12th Avenue in Manville when Coggins assaulted Garcia in the driveway just before 3 p.m., McDonald said. Garcia was found unresponsive with a severe head injury outside the home, and Coggins remained at the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Attempted Murder: Somerset County Man Indicted In Chase With Police Lieutenant Attempted Murder: Somerset County Man Indicted In Chase With Police Lieutenant
Attempted Murder: Somerset County Man Indicted In Chase With Police Lieutenant A Somerset County man has been indicted on charges for first-degree attempted murder and other offenses following a June police chase with a local lieutenant, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 21. Brian A. Niziolek, 37, of Fairview Avenue in Somerville, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, second- and third-degree aggravated assault, second-degree eluding, second-degree burglary, resisting arrest, motor vehicle theft, and various weapons offenses following the police pursuit in Manville on Thursday, June 29, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Officers respondin…

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by Valerie Musson
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Arsonist Torched Somerset County Home: Prosecutor Arsonist Torched Somerset County Home: Prosecutor
Arsonist Torched Somerset County Home: Prosecutor A 25-year-old man was arrested for intentionally starting a fire at a Somerset County home, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 22. Paul Basta, of June Place in Manville, was charged with two counts of second-degree aggravated arson, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said in a joint release. Basta is accused of intentionally setting fire to a Manville home shortly before emergency crews responded around 3:40 a.m. on Monday, May 15. The fire was extinguished by the Manville Fire Department with help from the Manville Police Department and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 9-Year-Old Captured Trying To Board Flight: Prosecutor NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 9-Year-Old Captured Trying To Board Flight: Prosecutor
NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 9-Year-Old Captured Trying To Board Flight: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Somerset County man was arrested for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl while boarding a flight from Chicago to Utah, authorities said. The alleged victim told a detective with the prosecutor's office that she had been sexually assaulted by Fabian Osuna-Vargas on Oct. 19 in North Plainfield, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Two days later, Osuna-Vargas was getting on a flight from Chicago, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 21 when he was captured, McDonald said. He was charged with aggravated sex assault and child endangerment. Osuna-Varga…

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by Cecilia Levine