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20-Year-Old Gets Decade For Sexually Assaulting, Robbing Woman: Morris County Prosecutor 20-Year-Old Gets Decade For Sexually Assaulting, Robbing Woman: Morris County Prosecutor
20-Year-Old Gets Decade For Sexually Assaulting, Robbing Woman: Morris County Prosecutor A 20-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday, Dec. 6  after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting and robbing a woman in Morristown in 2022. On May 3, 2022, Lizandro Osorio-Mejia and Kenneth Barios Aviles approached a woman on the Traction Line Recreation Trail and asked her for money, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Morristown Police Chief Darnell Richardson, and Morris Township Police Chief Robert Shearer said. When the woman did not provide money, Os…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Sussex County Man Sentenced For Unlawful Possession Of BB Gun: Prosecutor Sussex County Man Sentenced For Unlawful Possession Of BB Gun: Prosecutor
Sussex County Man Sentenced For Unlawful Possession Of BB Gun: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Montague man learned his fate on Friday, Dec. 6, after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a BB gun and possession of heroin with intent to distribute, authorities said. Zachary Minter was sentenced to three years probation after serving 373 days in county jail, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said. Minter must also engage in substance abuse treatment and pay $1,330 in mandatory fees and penalties, Murray said. Minter was originally arrested in August 2023 by the New Jersey State Police Special Investigations Unit, Murray said.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
'Welcome To Florida!' Sheriff Mocks NJ Swatting Caller Sentenced To Prison 'Welcome To Florida!' Sheriff Mocks NJ Swatting Caller Sentenced To Prison
'Welcome To Florida!' Sheriff Mocks NJ Swatting Caller Sentenced To Prison A New Jersey man who made swatting calls to a Florida high school got more than his 15 minutes of fame: Two years behind bars. Brad Parga, of Guttenberg, who was 17 years old when he called in threats from the Garden State to Milton High School in Santa Rosa County on Feb. 14, 2022, said his reason for doing so was "to get on the news." On Nov. 14, 2024, Parga was sentenced to two years in the Florida Department of Corrections followed by three years of probation — and Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson didn’t miss the opportunity to give the cheeky update. "You know I'm about gran…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
NJ Campaign Manager Gets Probation For Filing Phony Petitions In Gov Primary: AG NJ Campaign Manager Gets Probation For Filing Phony Petitions In Gov Primary: AG
NJ Campaign Manager Gets Probation For Filing Phony Petitions In Gov Primary: AG A 62-year-old Hunterdon County campaign manager was sentenced to two years of probation on Friday, Oct. 18 after pleading guilty to attempting to fraudulently place a candidate on the Democratic primary ballot in the New Jersey governor’s race in 2021, authorities said. James Devine, a Lambertville resident, submitted 1,948 fraudulent nominating petitions to the New Jersey Department of State’s Division of Elections, in an attempt to enable his candidate, Lisa McCormick, to compete in the primary, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Devine pleaded guilty in August. “Rather than…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Former NJ Clothing Store Owner Sentenced For Recording Juveniles In Bathroom: Prosecutor Former NJ Clothing Store Owner Sentenced For Recording Juveniles In Bathroom: Prosecutor
Former NJ Clothing Store Owner Sentenced For Recording Juveniles In Bathroom: Prosecutor Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Nicholas Zirpoli is no longer the owner of Plato's Closet. The former owner of Plato's Closet, a clothing retail store in Roxbury Township, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 4, after pleading guilty to filming his employees, including juveniles, using the bathroom, when he ran the store. Nicholas Zirpoli, a 36-year-old Lincoln Park resident faces 364 days in the Morris County Correctional Facility and three years probation after pleading guilty to 10 counts of invasion of privacy and one count of child pornography, Morris County …

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by Sam Barron
News
NJ Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Passenger On United Airlines Flight: Feds NJ Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Passenger On United Airlines Flight: Feds
NJ Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Passenger On United Airlines Flight: Feds A New Jersey man who admitted to sexually assaulting a woman passenger seated next to him on a United Airlines flight has been sentenced to six months of home confinement, authorities said. Piyush Mathew, 31, of Robbinsville Township, must also serve five years of probation and register as a sex offender, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Thursday, Aug. 1. Mathew, who pleaded guilty in March, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 31. In court documents, the government alleged that on Sept. 7, 2023, Mathew and the victim, identified as Jane Doe, were seated next to each other on United Airlines…

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by Jon Craig
News
NJ State Trooper Admits Punching Handcuffed Woman After She Spits At Troopers, Loses Job: AG NJ State Trooper Admits Punching Handcuffed Woman After She Spits At Troopers, Loses Job: AG
NJ State Trooper Admits Punching Handcuffed Woman After She Spits At Troopers, Loses Job: AG A New Jersey State Police trooper from Gloucester County has admitted punching a woman in the face with a metal flashlight in his hand while the victim was handcuffed in the backseat of a patrol vehicle, authorities said. The incident occurred after the drunken woman spat toward troopers following a trespassing complaint, according to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Trooper Nicolas J. Hogan, 28, of Gibbstown, pleaded guilty on Thursday, July 25 in Cumberland County to aggravated assault, Platkin said. Hogan entered into a consent order banning him for life from holding public offi…

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by Jon Craig