South Jersey Man Convicted In Ex-Wife's Stabbing Death South Jersey Man Convicted In Ex-Wife's Stabbing Death
South Jersey Man Convicted In Ex-Wife's Stabbing Death A Cherry Hill man accused of killing his ex-wife was found guilty of murder, authorities said. A jury convicted Philip Puche of first-degree murder on Wednesday, April 3 in the fatal stabbing of Nancy Kenny. He also was found guilty of burglary and a weapons offense. Puche, 76, faces life in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for May 17. On July 19, 2020, Puche stabbed Kenny outside of the home she shared with her new husband in Audubon Park, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. Authorities brought Kenny to Cooper University Hospital for emergency surgery after s…
'Ruthless' Brick City Brims Druglord From Montclair Convicted Of Three Murders, More 'Ruthless' Brick City Brims Druglord From Montclair Convicted Of Three Murders, More
'Ruthless' Brick City Brims Druglord From Montclair Convicted Of Three Murders, More The leader of a notorious Essex County street gang that dominated the region's drug trade was convicted by a federal jury of three murders, among other counts, authorities said. Michael Healy, 43, of Montclair, "ruthlessly ordered murders so that he could protect his narcotics operation and continue to sell large quantities of dangerous [drugs],” U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said after federal jurors in Newark returned their verdicts on Wednesday, April 3. Healy "recruited men to kill someone he thought was an informant, and even when they killed the wrong person – a bystander – he ord…
South Jersey Woman Charged In Deadly Beating, Stabbing Of Man South Jersey Woman Charged In Deadly Beating, Stabbing Of Man
South Jersey Woman Charged In Deadly Beating, Stabbing Of Man A woman was accused of beating and stabbing a Mays Landing man to death, authorities said. Eileen Bright, 75, also of Mays Landing, was arrested in the death of 81-year-old Gary Johnson, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Hamilton Township police responded to a 911 call about a dead man inside a home on Lewis Drive at around 5:39 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 31. Officers found Johnson with several wounds to his head and body, and a nurse pronounced Johnson dead at the home in the Woods Landing neighborhood. His body was brought to the South Regional Medic…
Dad Charged With Murder In 9-Year-Old Son's Death Is Employed By Sayreville Schools: Officials Dad Charged With Murder In 9-Year-Old Son's Death Is Employed By Sayreville Schools: Officials
Dad Charged With Murder In 9-Year-Old Son's Death Is Employed By Sayreville Schools: Officials Charges have been upgraded for a New Jersey dad whose deceased 9-year-old son was found in a burning vehicle, authorities said. Manuel Rivera has been charged with second-degree aggravated arson, first-degree murder, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and second-degree desecration of human remains, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. According to Sayreville Schools Superintendent Richard Labbe, 43-year-old Rivera was employed by the district, and his son was a student at the Wilson School. The charges were filed in connection with an incident Thursday…
Cold Case Murder Of Atlantic City Celebrity 'Cooks Books' Re-Examined 40 Years Later Cold Case Murder Of Atlantic City Celebrity 'Cooks Books' Re-Examined 40 Years Later
Cold Case Murder Of Atlantic City Celebrity 'Cooks Books' Re-Examined 40 Years Later Investigators in Atlantic County are asking for help in solving the murder of a local celebrity in Atlantic City nearly 40 years ago, authorities said. In a news release on Wednesday, March 27, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office asked for public assistance in the investigation into the 1985 killing of Raul Sanchez. He was known to many as "Cooks Books."  Suarez earned the nickname while he was an emcee at the 500 Club in Atlantic City. He was also a radio show host and a taxicab driver. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is looking for new information about the 1985…
NJ Man Shot Dead At I-78 Truck Stop Survived By Wife, 1-Year-Old Baby NJ Man Shot Dead At I-78 Truck Stop Survived By Wife, 1-Year-Old Baby
NJ Man Shot Dead At I-78 Truck Stop Survived By Wife, 1-Year-Old Baby Support is on the rise for the family of a 40-year-old New Jersey truck driver shot dead allegedly by a Florida man last week at a Pennsylvania truck stop. James Alexander Hilton, 40, of Southampton, NJ, was shot and killed at an I-78 truck stop in Upper Bern Township, early Friday morning, March 22, according to Pennsylvania State Police. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Hilton was helping another driver park their vehicle at Love's Travel Stop around 2:45 a.m., when he and another truck driver got into the argument that led to the shooting, troopers said. Hilton was pronounc…
Wanted Vineland Murder Suspect Turns Himself In: Prosecutor Wanted Vineland Murder Suspect Turns Himself In: Prosecutor
Wanted Vineland Murder Suspect Turns Himself In: Prosecutor A 31-year-old fugitive wanted for murder turned himself in on Friday, March 22, authorities said. Angel A. Aguero, of Vineland, was sought in the slaying of Dashon Lee, 35, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. He was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses, she said. Lee was fatally shot on March 9 at the Asselta Acres Apartments, according to Webb-McRae. Two other men were previously arrested in connection with the shooting, Webb-McRae said on Thursday, March 21. Jamin Carney, 28, of Millville and Chavez Mills, 26, of Vineland, were both charg…
2 Men Arrested In Fatal Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex, 3rd Suspect Still At Large 2 Men Arrested In Fatal Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex, 3rd Suspect Still At Large
2 Men Arrested In Fatal Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex, 3rd Suspect Still At Large Two men have been arrested in the slaying of Dashon Lee, 35, in Vineland, authorities said. Lee was fatally shot on March 9 at the Asselta Acres Apartments, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. Jamin Carney, 28, of Millville and Chavez Mills, 26, of Vineland, were both charged on March 14, she said. Carney was charged with murder and conspiracy. Mills was charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Mills was arrested that same day while Carney was arrested by U.S. Marshals on Thursday, March 21, Webb-McRae said. Angel A. Aguero, 31, the first alleged shooter to…
Man Accused Of Killing Mother In South Jersey Home: Prosecutors Man Accused Of Killing Mother In South Jersey Home: Prosecutors
Man Accused Of Killing Mother In South Jersey Home: Prosecutors An Atlantic County man was facing charges after police said he killed his mother, according to authorities. Sean Daly, 53, of Mays Landing, was charged with murder and weapons offenses, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Thursday, Mar. 21. He was accused of killing his 74-year-old mother Melba Daly, also from Mays Landing. Township of Hamilton police responded to a 911 call at a home on Quinn Avenue at around 11:38 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 20. When officers arrived, they found Melba Daly dead inside the house. A suspected cause of her death was not mentioned. …
Four Caught, One Sought In Brutal Stabbing Death Outside Garfield Bar Four Caught, One Sought In Brutal Stabbing Death Outside Garfield Bar
Four Caught, One Sought In Brutal Stabbing Death Outside Garfield Bar Authorities who’ve charged four men with the brutal murder of a man outside a Garfield bar last month turned to the public for help finding a fugitive gang member from Pennsylvania who sources said repeatedly stabbed the victim in the chest. Ricky “Angel” Vargas, 35, of East Stroudsburg, PA, and his four companions confronted Richard Franceschi, 31, of Hawthorne outside JoJo's Bar & Grill on Monroe Street before dawn this past Feb. 4, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Vargas had a knife and co-defendant Jayson William Rivera, 23, also of East Stroudsburg, had a handgun, the pr…
'Trail Of Tragedies': Illegal Rifle Empowered Man Who Murdered 3 In PA, New Jersey AG Says 'Trail Of Tragedies': Illegal Rifle Empowered Man Who Murdered 3 In PA, New Jersey AG Says
'Trail Of Tragedies': Illegal Rifle Empowered Man Who Murdered 3 In PA, New Jersey AG Says UPDATE: A killing spree and manhunt in two states this weekend was "the latest in a horrific litany of illustrations of how illegal guns and assault rifles can empower one aggrieved and disturbed actor to do immense damage and leave a trail of tragedies in their wake,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Andre Gordon Jr., 26, gunned down his stepmother, his 13-year-old sister and the mother of his two children in separate locations in Falls Township, PA, after carjacking an elderly woman in Trenton to get there, authorities said. The homeless gunman also bludgeoned his girl…
UPDATE: Hackensack Man Charged With Murder Of Paterson Woman, 22, Gunned Down Outside Her Home UPDATE: Hackensack Man Charged With Murder Of Paterson Woman, 22, Gunned Down Outside Her Home
Update: Hackensack Man Charged With Murder Of Paterson Woman, 22, Gunned Down Outside Her Home Authorities on Wednesday captured one of a group of men who they said purposely shot and killed a 22-year-old Paterson woman last fall. Ex-con Christopher Thomas, 26, of Hackensack was charged with murder and weapons offenses, as well as with conspiracy, for his role in gunning down Mary “Tink” Taylor on Oct. 1, 2023 outside a bar across from the apartment building where she lived with her mom. Five men jumped into a car that sped off following the shooting shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the city’s Great Falls Historic District, witnesses told investigators. It wasn’t clear how many fired. A…