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Bergen Janitor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Teen Dies By Suicide In Jail Hanging Bergen Janitor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Teen Dies By Suicide In Jail Hanging
Bergen Janitor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Teen Dies By Suicide In Jail Hanging UPDATE: A Ridgefield Park man arrested on child sex assault charges hanged himself in his Bergen County Jail cell, Sheriff Anthony Cureton confirmed Thursday. Jose P. Manzano, a 39-year-old janitor, was found alongside his bed by officers conducting regular checks of the jail’s secure housing unit on Wednesday, Cureton said. He had one end of a bedsheet tied around his neck and the other to his bed, the sheriff said. “He appeared to have lowered himself, causing asphyxiation,” Cureton said. Medical staff rendered aid before Manzano was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where …

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UPDATE: Guatemalan National Kidnapped, Robbed Woman At Knifepoint On Hackensack Street: Police UPDATE: Guatemalan National Kidnapped, Robbed Woman At Knifepoint On Hackensack Street: Police
Update: Guatemalan National Kidnapped, Robbed Woman At Knifepoint On Hackensack Street: Police A 20-year-old Guatemalan national was charged with kidnapping and robbery, among other offenses, after authorities said he abducted an older woman at knifepoint on the street and tried to drag her to his Hackensack home. ICE issued a detainer on Esen Sarabe, who remained held in the Bergen County Jail. Sarabe fled with the 52-year-old victim's phone and bag after a good Samaritan came running during the attack at Passaic and 1st streets around 3 p.m. Monday, city police Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. Police captured him a short time later and recovered the victim's valuables an…

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