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Newark Ex-Con Caught With 3,151 Heroin Folds, 455 Crack Vials, Gun Must Do 7½ Years In Fed Pen
An ex-con from Newark must spend the next 7½ years in federal prison after city police caught him with 3,151 heroin folds, 455 crack vials and a loaded gun.
Terrance Bradley, 28, must serve the entire plea-bargained sentence because there’s no parole in the federal prison system.
Newark police were watching as Bradley sold drugs near a Renner Avenue residence on Dec. 6, 2018, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
Armed with a search warrant, they raided the home the next day and found the drugs, a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol and $6,000 in suspected proceeds in Bradley’s bedroom, Carpeni…
Busted! Tattoos Help ID Men In Trenton Protest Firebombings, FBI Says
The FBI arrested two more Trenton protesters, one of whom threw a makeshift Molotov cocktail at police and tried to set fire to a patrol car with two accomplices during an attack captured on video, federal authorities said Thursday.
Kadeem A. Dockery, 29, of Trenton, and Killian F. Melecio, 20, of Columbus were taken into custody Wednesday on federal charges thanks to their distinctive tattoos, which could be seen on social media posts and videos recorded by street cameras, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
They join a third man, Justin D. Spry, who was arrested by the FBI last month.
Th…
Authorities: Leader, Members Of Notorious Trenton Gang Charged In Killing, Police Shooting
Members of a notorious Trenton gang who controlled a neighborhood drug trade executed a city man, tried to kill a police officer and shot at several other people over a period of several months, state authorities charged.
Reputed gangleader Charles Willis, 27, and nine members of his “Get Money Boys” gang are charged with various counts that include murder, attempted murder and conspiracy, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.
They were among 16 reputed members and associates of “Get Money Boys,” or “GMB,” who Grewal said sold heroin and cocaine in and around the Oakland Street Apar…
NJ Corrections Officer Among 4 Men Charged In Newark Homicide
A New Jersey corrections officer is among four men charged in the killing of a 30-year-old Newark man.
Al-Fatin Grant, 22, of Newark, was arrested May 5 in the March 27 shooting death of Michael Wyche, 30, of Newark, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said Tuesday.
He has been suspended from the state's corrections department pending the outcome of the prosecution, Ambrose and Stephens said.
Scott Banks, 32, of Irvington; Trevon Ellis, 27, of Newark; and Ahmad Fields, 31, of Newark, were arrested late last…
