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Home Invasion Convict Who Sold Fentanyl, Meth At Atlantic City Hotel Sentenced: Prosecutors Home Invasion Convict Who Sold Fentanyl, Meth At Atlantic City Hotel Sentenced: Prosecutors
Home Invasion Convict Who Sold Fentanyl, Meth At Atlantic City Hotel Sentenced: Prosecutors An Absecon man serving more than half a century for a violent home invasion was additionally sentenced for running a drug ring out of an Atlantic City hotel, authorities said. Michael Hayes, 47, was given an eight-year state prison sentence on Tuesday, Nov. 12 for second-degree conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The sentence will run concurrently with the 60-year term he's serving for a September 2020 home invasion. The drug charges stem from a Sunday, Dec. 16, 2020, search of Hayes’ secon…

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by Chris Spiker
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Naked Man With Gun At Atlantic City Apartment Pleads Guilty, Prosecutors Say Naked Man With Gun At Atlantic City Apartment Pleads Guilty, Prosecutors Say
Naked Man With Gun At Atlantic City Apartment Pleads Guilty, Prosecutors Say A Glassboro man admitted to having a gun when he was found naked at a downtown Atlantic City apartment building, authorities said. Forrest Graves, 36, pleaded guilty on Friday, Oct. 25 to second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Atlantic City police responded to the Best of Life Park Apartments on South Virginia Avenue at around 12:10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. The building is near Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. Police received a report of a man taking off his clothes and refusing to leave the property…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Who Committed Armed Home Invasion In South Jersey Sentenced, Prosecutors Say Man Who Committed Armed Home Invasion In South Jersey Sentenced, Prosecutors Say
Man Who Committed Armed Home Invasion In South Jersey Sentenced, Prosecutors Say A Bridgeton man will spend several years in prison for his role in an armed home invasion, authorities said. Malachi Edmonds, 26, was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 2 to seven years in state prison, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a news release. He was previously convicted of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, fourth-degree trespass to a dwelling, and fourth-degree theft. Bridgeton police responded to a report of two people with guns who entered a home on Spring Street at around 8:23 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 27, 2023. The suspects…

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by Chris Spiker
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Woman Sentenced For Using Son In Marijuana, Mushroom 'Business' On Jersey Shore: Prosecutors Woman Sentenced For Using Son In Marijuana, Mushroom 'Business' On Jersey Shore: Prosecutors
Woman Sentenced For Using Son In Marijuana, Mushroom 'Business' On Jersey Shore: Prosecutors A Somers Point woman will spend several years in prison after admitting to using her teen son to sell marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms through an unlicensed business promoted on Facebook, authorities said. Donna Shiffler, 40, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 9 to five years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. She pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Apr. 30 to first-degree employing a juvenile, first-degree possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, first-degree maintaining a production facility, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a…

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Man Indicted For Deadly Shooting While Waiting For Prison Sentence: Prosecutors South Jersey Man Indicted For Deadly Shooting While Waiting For Prison Sentence: Prosecutors
South Jersey Man Indicted For Deadly Shooting While Waiting For Prison Sentence: Prosecutors A Galloway Township man was indicted after he was accused of killing another man while awaiting sentencing, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 35-year-old Kalief Lyons on Tuesday, June 25 for murder and several weapons charges, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was previously charged in the shooting death of 38-year-old Baseem Taliaferro, also from Galloway. Pleasantville police responded to an alert of several shots fired at 9 West Pleasant Avenue at around 11:02 p.m. on Thursday, May 9. Officers found Taliaferro inside a first-floo…

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by Chris Spiker
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NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer
NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer UPDATE: A dental hygienist who was arrested in Bergen County after coming from Rockland to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old girl was sent to state prison for what could be less than a year. Dariush Ghamarnezhad, 42, of Pomona was among 16 men from Bergen, Passaic, Rockland and Westchester counties who were busted by authorities during a five-day 2019 sting operation dubbed “Operation Home Alone." Various law enforcement agencies united to nab men who they said tried to lure youngsters into sex through social media. Just about all of them were arrested when they showed up at a residen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Murder Suspect Whose Victim Had Just Been Released From Prison ID'd In Atlantic County Murder Suspect Whose Victim Had Just Been Released From Prison ID'd In Atlantic County
Murder Suspect Whose Victim Had Just Been Released From Prison ID'd In Atlantic County Atlantic County authorities are searching for the man who they say killed a recently released ex-con over the summer.  Isaiah Toulson, a 38-year-old Mays Landing resident, is wanted in connection with the slaying of Charles Wynn, said county Prosecutor William Reynolds in a statement late Friday, Dec. 23.  Police in Egg Harbor Township were called to the 6800 block of Delilah Road at about 4 a.m. on Aug. 19 for reports of a man with a gunshot wound. The victim, later identified as 31-year-old Wynn, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Prosecutor said.  Wynn had just been re…

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by Mac Bullock
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Pleasantville Man Admits Illegally Possessing Handgun: Prosecutor Pleasantville Man Admits Illegally Possessing Handgun: Prosecutor
Pleasantville Man Admits Illegally Possessing Handgun: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Pleasantville man admitted brandishing a gun at a local convenience store, authorities said.  Hector Ortiz entered a guilty plea on Thursday, Nov. 17 to second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun in exchange for a five-year term of state prison where he must serve three and one-half years before being eligible for parole, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.  On Dec. 13, 2021, detectives of the Atlantic City Police Department responded to 2519 Pacific Ave., after they received information that a man was in possession of a firearm in the convenien…

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by Jon Craig
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PARAMUS MALL BRAWL: Targeted Victim Beaten By Just-Released Ex-Con, Juvenile, Police Say PARAMUS MALL BRAWL: Targeted Victim Beaten By Just-Released Ex-Con, Juvenile, Police Say
Paramus Mall Brawl: Targeted Victim Beaten By Just-Released Ex-Con, Juvenile, Police Say A man was beaten, stomped on and bashed in the head with a chair during a vicous brawl Friday night in the food court of the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, authorities said. The melee ignited a panic, with people running for the exits -- and some wrongly telling police they heard gunshots -- around 7 p.m.  It also sent the 26-year-old victim from Paterson to the hospital with serious injuries, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Ehrenberg's officers were joined by colleagues from Rochelle Park, Maywood and Fair Lawn who converged on the mall and restored order quickly, witnesses said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults On Young Girl, Showed Buddy Gets 15 Years South Jersey Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults On Young Girl, Showed Buddy Gets 15 Years
South Jersey Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults On Young Girl, Showed Buddy Gets 15 Years A 28-year-old South Jersey man who videotaped sexual assaults of a young girl was sentenced to 15 years in State Prison, authorities announced Thursday, March 10. Cody Rodriguez must serve the entire term before becoming eligible for parole, under the sentence imposed by the Superior Court Judge Philip E. Haines. Rodriguez in September pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault. The investigation began in March 2021, when Rodriguez showed videos on his phone to a friend, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. That person then told the victim’s parents, who contacted the Pem…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Repeat Child Porn Offender From Bergen Sentenced To 5 Years Repeat Child Porn Offender From Bergen Sentenced To 5 Years
Repeat Child Porn Offender From Bergen Sentenced To 5 Years A Bergen County landscaper who was caught collecting child porn for the second time in a decade was sentenced to five years in state prison. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Jakob Menzo, 33, of Waldwick on June 10, 2021. The investigators found that Menzo “used the Internet to view, download, and possess more than 600 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said at the time. SEE: 10 Years After: Bergen Man Busted On Child Porn Charges Again Menzo was living in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Philadelphia Man Freed From Life Sentence, Witness Bribed With Sex For Lies Philadelphia Man Freed From Life Sentence, Witness Bribed With Sex For Lies
Philadelphia Man Freed From Life Sentence, Witness Bribed With Sex For Lies A Philadelphia inmate who served 37 years in state prison walked out of the facility a free man on Tuesday after a federal court tossed his 1984 murder conviction. Willie Stokes, 61, was sentenced to life behind bars after police bribed a witness in his case -- Franklin Lee with -- sex, drugs, and a light sentence in exchange for false testimony in the 1980 case, officials said. A hug from his mom and a corned beef hoagie were what he looked forward to getting most, the Associated Press reports. Lee was being held on unrelated rape and murder charges at the time, and said he "felt weak and …

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by Nicole Acosta