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'We Were Just F—ing,' Assault Suspect Tells NJ Cops After Leaving Woman With Collapsed Lung: PD 'We Were Just F—ing,' Assault Suspect Tells NJ Cops After Leaving Woman With Collapsed Lung: PD
'We Were Just F—ing,' Assault Suspect Tells NJ Cops After Leaving Woman With Collapsed Lung: PD A woman was left with severe injuries and a collapsed lung after a violent assault inside a Bergen County apartment, police said. The incident happened just after midnight on Friday, Aug. 1, at the Meridia Apartments, located at 110 Bergen Turnpike in Little Ferry, according to Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters. Officers responded to a report of a physical dispute after a caller reported hearing screaming and seeing a man throwing punches through a window of unit 447, Walter said. When officers arrived, they were met by a resident who provided a video showing a man “throwing multiple…
'Dawson's Creek' Star, NJ Native Assaulted Ex With Cinderblock: REPORTS 'Dawson's Creek' Star, NJ Native Assaulted Ex With Cinderblock: REPORTS
'Dawson's Creek' Star, NJ Native Assaulted Ex With Cinderblock: Reports Michael Pitt, who starred on "Boardwalk Empire," "Dawson's Creek" and "Funny Games" has been charged with sexual abuse in New York City, according to numerous records. Pitt, a West Orange native, was arrested and arraigned at Kings Supreme Court in Brooklyn on Friday, May 2, charged with two counts of sexual abuse, assault injury with a blunt object and strangulation, Variety reported.  According to the New York Post, Pitt sexually assaulted an ex-girlfriend, striking her with a wooden plank. He later assaulted his ex-girlfriend with a cinderblock, the Post reported. The incidents occu…
Motel Murderer Claims Woman He Killed Is Alive, Gets Max 40 Years Motel Murderer Claims Woman He Killed Is Alive, Gets Max 40 Years
Motel Murderer Claims Woman He Killed Is Alive, Gets Max 40 Years A New York native who claimed his victim was still alive has been sentenced to the maximum prison term for beating her to death in a Luzerne County motel room, authorities announced. Joseph Alan Sarmiento, 40, of Quakertown, was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison on Thursday, May 1, for the third-degree murder of Helena Johnson, 38, of Massachusetts, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. Sarmiento had been staying with Johnson at the Red Carpet Inn on North Church Street in Hazle Township in June 2021 when, investigators say, he fatally beat her and left her body in the bathtu…
NJ Man Helps Cousin Kill Girlfriend’s Brother In PA, Sentenced To Decades NJ Man Helps Cousin Kill Girlfriend’s Brother In PA, Sentenced To Decades
NJ Man Helps Cousin Kill Girlfriend’s Brother In PA, Sentenced To Decades A Pennsylvania man was gunned down while sitting in a parked car with his family, and two men—including his sister’s abusive boyfriend and his cousin—have now been sentenced to decades in prison for his murder, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, March 14, 2025. Breon D. McRae, 34, of Morrisville, PA, and Pacqi S. Lassiter, 29, of Trenton, New Jersey, were each sentenced to 40 to 80 years in state prison for conspiring to kill Clifton “CJ” Burgess-Williams Jr., 26, on Dec. 22, 2022, prosecutors said. McRae received an additional 4 ½ to 9 years for witness intimid…
Prospect Park Ex-Con Charged In Deadly Attack Near Times Square Prospect Park Ex-Con Charged In Deadly Attack Near Times Square
Prospect Park Ex-Con Charged In Deadly Attack Near Times Square A New Jersey man recently released from prison has been arrested and charged with murder after a young Manhattan woman died from injuries sustained in an assault, according to the NYPD. Leslie Torres, 23, was walking on West 46th Street near 8th Avenue when she was attacked by Jaheem Warren, 33, of Prospect Park, on Tuesday, Oct. 29 around 1:35 p.m., according to NBC and the NYPD. Torres was left unconscious on the sidewalk in front of the Riu Plaza New York Times Square Hotel, NBC says. Torres, who lived on West 45th Street, was in critical condition when she arrived at Mount Sinai W…
Call During Sex Sparked Arrest Of Jabrill Peppers, 4X NJ High School Football Champ: Report Call During Sex Sparked Arrest Of Jabrill Peppers, 4X NJ High School Football Champ: Report
Call During Sex Sparked Arrest Of Jabrill Peppers, 4X NJ High School Football Champ: Report Details have been released in the arrest of Jabrill Peppers. A victim in Braintree, MA, told police Saturday, Oct. 5 that the 29-year-old New England Patriots safety became upset when someone called her phone while they were having sex, NBC10 says citing a police report. Peppers, a New Jersey native and four-time state high school football champion, smashed her head against the wall, pushed her down the stairs, and choked her at least six times, NBC10 said. Citing court paperwork, CBS said the athlete answered the door without a shirt on saying, "I know what is going on." He…
4X NJ High School Football Champion, NFL Star Jabrill Peppers Arrested: Reports 4X NJ High School Football Champion, NFL Star Jabrill Peppers Arrested: Reports
4X NJ High School Football Champion, NFL Star Jabrill Peppers Arrested: Reports New England Patriots safety and New Jersey native Jabrill Peppers was arrested over the weekend, NBC10 reports. Citing Braintree, MA, police, NBC says police responded to a disturbance call at a local home Saturday morning, Oct. 5 where the 29-year-old East Orange, NJ native had allegedly been involved in an altercation. He will apparently be charged with assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, strangulation, and possession of cocaine, NBC says. Patriots statement on Jabrill Peppers:"We are aware of an incident involving Jabrill Peppers over the weekend in…