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US Marshals Capture Howard Johnson's Stabbing Fugitive In Atlantic City US Marshals Capture Howard Johnson's Stabbing Fugitive In Atlantic City
US Marshals Capture Howard Johnson's Stabbing Fugitive In Atlantic City A fugitive wanted in connection with a stabbing at a Howard Johnson's Hotel in Ocean County has been caught, authorities said. U.S. Marshals nabbed the Cumberland County man on Friday in Atlantic City, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Township Police Chief Mitchell. Carles Bryant, 34, of Millville, was considered a "fugitive from justice" relative to an incident which occurred at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Toms on March 3, Billhimer snd Mitchell said. Bryant was being held at the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing. On…

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Prosecutor: Fatal Jersey Shore Crash Is 'Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare' Prosecutor: Fatal Jersey Shore Crash Is 'Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare'
Prosecutor: Fatal Jersey Shore Crash Is 'Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare' The speeding driver in a head-on crash is now charged with manslaughter after a high school passenger in the other car died on Tuesday, authorities said. Michael Pillarella, 26, of the Manahawkin section of Stafford, has been newly charged with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and speeding, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Pillarella was driving north on Radio Road near Baltusrol Court in Little Egg Harbor at about 9:45 p.m. on Jan. 30 when he lost control of his car on a curve, crossed over the center line and struck a southbound vehicle, auth…

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Asbury Park Teen Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence In Shooting Near Jersey Shore High School Asbury Park Teen Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence In Shooting Near Jersey Shore High School
Asbury Park Teen Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence In Shooting Near Jersey Shore High School A teenager from Asbury Park was sentenced to 10 years in state prison for his role in a shooting outside an Ocean County high school, authorities said. Alonzo Legrande, who is now 18, pleaded guilty in September to aggravated assault and weapons charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Legrande originally was charged as an adult on Sept. 10 with four counts of attempted murder and weapons charges, Billhimer said. Legrandes' reduced charges were part of his  agreement to plead guilty as an adult before Judge Wendel E. Daniels.  Legrande was 17 when the crimes occurred, …

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Jersey Shore Mourns Loss Of Beloved Taxi Driver 'Moe Cabbie' Killed In 'Senseless' Stabbing Jersey Shore Mourns Loss Of Beloved Taxi Driver 'Moe Cabbie' Killed In 'Senseless' Stabbing
Jersey Shore Mourns Loss Of Beloved Taxi Driver 'Moe Cabbie' Killed In 'Senseless' Stabbing "The party starts when you get into the cab." That was the motto for Jersey Shore taxi driver Mohammed Khater, 38, affectionately and widely known as "Moe Cabbie." Moe's cabs were unlike any others. They were decked out in lights. Really, they were night clubs But last Saturday, Moe Cabbie's trip came to an end. How do u know that is Friday?? Look at at the picture and u will know that it is the start of the weekend , Just call... Posted by Moe Cabbie on Friday, August 21, 2015 Khater was stabbed to death in a Brick Township home Saturday afternoon by a 14-year-old juvenile, who is fa…

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Prosecutor: Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Stored In Jersey Shore Apartment Prosecutor: Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Stored In Jersey Shore Apartment
Prosecutor: Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Stored In Jersey Shore Apartment A 20-year-old man from Lakewood has been arrested for using an apartment in Toms River to deal cocaine, fentanyl and heroin, authorities said. Rizjoun Smullen was taken into custody on Wednesday on drug distribution charges, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. An joint investigation with Toms River police found an apartment in the Hampton Gardens Apartment Complex being used to store and distribute quantities of illegal controlled dangerous substances, according to Billhimer. Detectives made a warranted search on an apartment used by Smullen and s…

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Jersey Shore Man Faces 15 Years State Prison For Dealing Cocaine Jersey Shore Man Faces 15 Years State Prison For Dealing Cocaine
Jersey Shore Man Faces 15 Years State Prison For Dealing Cocaine A 35-year-old man from Ocean County has admitted to dealing large quantifies of cocaine,, authorities said. Michael Trotman of Beachwood pleaded guilty on Monday to possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute it, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Trotman appeared before Superior Court Judge Michael T. Collins Trotman was stopped by Brick Township police on March 4. He'd previously been arrested in possession of more than five ounces of cocaine on May 30, 2018 in Manchester Township, Billhimer said. When Trotman is sentenced on March 5, prosecutor…

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Jersey Shore Man Gets 7 Years State Prison For Bilking Blind, Elderly Woman Out Of $100,000 Jersey Shore Man Gets 7 Years State Prison For Bilking Blind, Elderly Woman Out Of $100,000
Jersey Shore Man Gets 7 Years State Prison For Bilking Blind, Elderly Woman Out Of $100,000 A 28-year-old man from Ocean County has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for stealing more than $100,000 from a blind, elderly woman, authorities said. Tyler Dietlmeier of Toms River previously pleaded guilty to theft by deception, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan also sentenced Dietlmeier on Friday to four years in state prison for his previously entered guilty plea to criminal coercion., Billhimer said. The two prison sentences will run concurrently. Dietlmeier pleaded guilty to both charges befor…

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