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NJ Man Found Guilty Of Killing GF In Home Containing Heroin: Officials
A Ewing Township man has been found guilty by a Mercer County jury for the shooting death of his Pennsylvania girlfriend at his home, authorities said.
Aaron Adams, 41, was convicted of murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri
At approximately 6:30 p.m. on June 1, 2020, Ewing police were alerted to a dead female in a home on Glen Stewart Drive.
Police found the victim, identified as Ashley Davis, 32, of Levittown, PA, in the basement, Onofri said. There were visible wounds to Davis’ body and she was pron…
NJ Agent Posing As Hitman Halts PA Woman From Killing Ex-Husband's Wife, Daughter: Authorities
A Pennsylvania woman is accused of hiring a hitman to try to kill her husband's ex-wife and the wife's 13-year-old daughter, authorities in New Jersey said.
A tip came in earlier this month that Marilyn Zhou, 56, of Chadds Ford, was trying to meet with a murder-for-hire earlier this month, Mercer County Prosecutor AngeloJ. Onofri said.
Zhou met with an undercover officer posing as a hitman on Sunday, Dec. 18 in Trenton, where she said she wanted them to kill her ex-husband's new wife, then handed him two pictures of the victim, $21,000 in cash, rubber gloves and a towel for the slaying…
Arrest Made In Deadly Shooting Of 33-Year-Old Trenton Man, Authorities Say
An arrest has been made in the deadly shooting of a 33-year-old Trenton man earlier this month, authorities announced.
Mack Williams, 32, was charged with murder and weapons offenses, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a press release Tuesday, Oct. 25.
Authorities arrested him on Monday in Trenton.
Detectives identified Williams, of Trenton, as the gunman in the homicide of Daquan Brown, who was found lying on the ground at Kersey Alley with a bullet wound to the shoulder around 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9.
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Hamilton Walmart Worker Promoted Sex Assault Of 5-Year-Old, Distributed Child Porn: Prosecutor
A Mercer County Walmart worker promoted the sexual assault of a 5-year-old and actively distributed child pornography, authorities charged.
Kevin Pearsall, 30, of Trenton, was charged with various child pornography possession and distribution offenses, as well as first-degree aggravated assault as an accomplice, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and child endangerment as an accomplice, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a Thursday release.
A search warrant carried out on Pearsall’s cell phone turned up 30 videos of child pornography, including one that he had shared w…
$300K In Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, Man Charged In Mercer County Drug Investigation: Prosecutor
An Illinois man was charged after a Mercer County drug investigation turned up approximately $300,000 worth of heroin and fentanyl, authorities announced.
Job Carranza-Ocampo, 31, had about two kilograms of heroin as officers investigating drug distribution in the area conducted a search of his Ford F150 in a parking lot on Route 130 in Hamilton Township on Thursday, Feb. 17, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said.
Carranza-Ocampo, 31, also had $467 in cash, and a kilogram of fentanyl was found on the ground behind his truck, authorities said.
The combined street value of the subst…
US Marshals Nab Trenton Double-Murder Suspect In Arizona: Authorities
A Trenton man charged with the fatal shootings of his landlord and another man last month was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Arizona, authorities said.
Gabriel Vilorio-Jaquez, 33, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful person, one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and one count of second-degree certain persons not to possess a firearm, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Thursday.
Vilorio-Jaquez, of Cleveland Avenue, is accused of shooting Everth Barrera, 56, of Ewing, and Ed…
SWAT Team Arrests Trenton Pair In Fatal Robbery Of Princeton Man, 31
A SWAT team rounded up a pair of murder suspects, authorities said.
The fugitives, both from Trenton, were arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal robbery of a 31-year-old man from Princeton, according to the Mercer County prosecutor.
Thaddeus J. Adams, 40, and Clarence Williams, 35, each were charged with murder, felony murder, attempted murder, two counts of robbery and multiple weapons offenses, Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said.
Sunday's shooting victim was later identified as Elias Juarez Lopez, 31, of Princeton, Onofri said.
The suspects arrested Thursday by me…
Prosecutor: South Jersey Nephew, 23, Fatally Shot His Great-Uncle On Trenton Couch, Stole Money
A 23-year-old man from Burlington County has been arrested in last week's theft and shooting death of his great-uncle, authorities said.
Davon Marecheau of Maple Shade was charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and theft, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.
Last Thursday, Feb. 25, at about 9:30 a.m., Trenton Emergency Medical Services were called to 407 Home Ave. in Trenton on a report of an unresponsive man.
Upon arrival, they found 60-year-old Lovelle Laramore on the couch wi…
US Marshals Arrest Trenton Fugitive, 25, In Fatal Headshot
U.S. Marshals and a Trenton SWAT team arrested a 25-year-old fugitive in a fatal daytime shooting, authorities said.
Ravel Stokes, 25, was apprehended on Friday morning and is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.
Stokes is charged in the death of Yuell Moore, 29, on March 25, 2020, Onofri said.
He was taken into custody without incident at his Oakland Street residence by the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Re…