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Mark Sanchez's Family Breaks Silence, Man Allegedly Involved In Fight Sues Ex-NFL QB, Fox Mark Sanchez's Family Breaks Silence, Man Allegedly Involved In Fight Sues Ex-NFL QB, Fox
Mark Sanchez's Family Breaks Silence, Man Allegedly Involved In Fight Sues Ex-nfl QB, Fox The delivery driver allegedly injured in a violent clash with Mark Sanchez is taking the former NFL quarterback, and Fox Corporation, to court, as the analyst's family has issued a statement on the stunning developments. Mark Sanchez is now facing a civil lawsuit in addition to criminal charges stemming from a weekend altercation in Indianapolis.  Court filings on Monday, Oct. 6, show delivery driver Perry Tole, 69, sued Sanchez for assault and battery and named Fox as a defendant for negligent hiring, retention, and supervision of Sanchez, according to the Indiana Lawyer. The sui…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Viral Video Shows Batman Arrested In Atlantic City For Pepper Spraying Victim, Police Say Viral Video Shows Batman Arrested In Atlantic City For Pepper Spraying Victim, Police Say
Viral Video Shows Batman Arrested In Atlantic City For Pepper Spraying Victim, Police Say Score one for the Joker. Curtis Bordley, a 34-year-old Atlantic City resident, was arrested while dressed as Batman on Sunday, Aug. 17 after pepper spraying another man at Texas Avenue and the Boardwalk, Atlantic City police said. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said. Bordley was charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, police said. Video of Batman's arrest has gone viral on TikTok. @cbyrd0426 Batman arrested Atlantic City self Defense ♬ Batman Theme - The Hit Cre…

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by Sam Barron
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Elderly Woman Sinks Teeth Into Masked Intruder After Interrupting Home Invasion: Cops Elderly Woman Sinks Teeth Into Masked Intruder After Interrupting Home Invasion: Cops
Elderly Woman Sinks Teeth Into Masked Intruder After Interrupting Home Invasion: Cops An elderly Connecticut woman took a bite out of crime — literally — when she confronted a man police say broke into her Shelton home last week. David Pavlik, 57, of Seymour, is facing multiple felony charges after the Aug. 15 break-in, Shelton police said. The 68-year-old victim told police she felt something was wrong when she returned to her Shelton home around 12:15 p.m. and noticed her door was slightly open. She walked inside and found a man wearing a ski mask, but she didn't let that scare her, authorities said. Instead, she fought back — biting his arm during the struggle and snappi…

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by Josh Lanier
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No Charges For NJ Officer Who Fatally Shot Chainsaw Wielding Man: AG No Charges For NJ Officer Who Fatally Shot Chainsaw Wielding Man: AG
No Charges For NJ Officer Who Fatally Shot Chainsaw Wielding Man: AG A state grand jury declined to criminally charge a Keansburg police officer who fatally shot a 46-year-old man wielding a chainsaw, authorities announced Wednesday, July 30. On Monday, May 27, 2024 at 1:07 p.m. Keansburg police were called to perform a welfare check at a home on Seabreeze Way, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Two officers entered the home and found Willem Roman with a running chainsaw, along with several weapons, Platkin said. Roman approached the officers with the chainsaw, Platkin said. Patrolman John Swartz used a taser on Roman and Patrolman Tyler Mange…

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by Sam Barron
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Newark Man Convicted Of Shooting Man In Back In Orange: Prosecutor Newark Man Convicted Of Shooting Man In Back In Orange: Prosecutor
Newark Man Convicted Of Shooting Man In Back In Orange: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Newark man was convicted on Wednesday, May 28, of murder in the first degree murder in a 2020 shooting death in Orange, authorities said. On Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, Marcus Wright confronted 25-year-old Wisguen Marc near 193 Main St. in Orange and pulled a handgun on him, Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Following a brief altercation, Wright shot Marc once in the back, fatally wounding him, Stephens said. The incident was captured on surveillance video, Stephens said. Wright claimed self defense, authorities said. Wright is scheduled for sentencing in August, Step…

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by Sam Barron
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8-Year-Old NJ Girl Foils Abduction By Stabbing Suspect With Pencil: Prosecutor 8-Year-Old NJ Girl Foils Abduction By Stabbing Suspect With Pencil: Prosecutor
8-Year-Old NJ Girl Foils Abduction By Stabbing Suspect With Pencil: Prosecutor A man attempted to abduct an 8-year-old girl while she was walking to school in Berlin Township on the morning of Wednesday, March 19, authorities said. At 8:45 a.m.. the girl said an unknown man approached her from behind while she was walking to John F. Kennedy Elementary School at 228 Mt. Vernon Ave., Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Berlin Township Police Chief Louis Bordi said. The girl was able to fight off the suspect by stabbing him with a pencil before running to school, authorities said. The suspect is described as a Black man with dark skin and a dark bear…

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by Sam Barron
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Elizabeth Trucker Punched 'Erratic' Driver Before He Was Shot Dead, Police Papers Show Elizabeth Trucker Punched 'Erratic' Driver Before He Was Shot Dead, Police Papers Show
Elizabeth Trucker Punched 'Erratic' Driver Before He Was Shot Dead, Police Papers Show New details have been released in a road rage incident that let a 51-year-old Elmwood Park grandfather and truck driver dead days before Christmas in Cliton. Daily Voice has obtained the affidavit for probable cause in the Dec. 20 shooting death of Robert "Bobby" Rodgers at Lakeview and Merselis avenues, in which Angel Pacheco, 67, of Clifton, was charged with murder.  During the police investigation, Pacheco waived his Miranda rights and said he was returning from his girlfriend's house in Paterson when a white van began driving erratically behind him, according to the affidavit for p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Widow Who Killed Husband Gets 6 Years In NJ State Prison Widow Who Killed Husband Gets 6 Years In NJ State Prison
Widow Who Killed Husband Gets 6 Years In NJ State Prison A Mays Landing woman will spend more than half a decade in prison after admitting to killing her husband during an argument in their home on Christmas night, authorities said. Marylue Wigglesworth, 53, was sentenced on Tuesday, Aug. 20 to six years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Thursday, Aug. 22. She pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 4 to second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of 57-year-old David Wigglesworth. Hamilton Township police found David Wigglesworth with a gunshot wound at the home on the 5200 b…

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by Chris Spiker
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Jake Paul Vs. Mike Perry Undercard Features Bergen County Boxer Tonight Jake Paul Vs. Mike Perry Undercard Features Bergen County Boxer Tonight
Jake Paul Vs. Mike Perry Undercard Features Bergen County Boxer Tonight Dane Guerrero never intended to compete. The 36-year-old boxer began learning self defense and MMA at 19 years old. He liked the fitness. The self-confidence he gained from being able to protect himself and others. But fighting for sport was never in the cards for Guerrero, he said. Until it was. On Saturday, July 20, Guerrero, who owns Combat Fitness Club in Ridgefield Park, will be fighting against Ariel Perez on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry undercard in Miami, FL. Guerrero's fight is the fourth in the four-round preliminary event expected to begin at 7 p.m. The main event features Pau…

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by Cecilia Levine