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Grand Jury: Trenton PD Had To Shoot To Stop Man Pointing Gun
Trenton police were justified in shooting a man who pointed an airsoft gun at them, a grand jury has found.
Two separate 911 calls of a suicidal man threatening to harm himself came in to police on March 14, 2019, state Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said.
The responding officers were joined by two others who’d been called to the same North Olden Avenue more than four hours earlier, he said.
“If you come in here, I’ll shoot you,” Jason Williams, 42, told the officers, Bruck said.
“Concerned for Mr. Williams’ safety, officers opened the door to check on him,” the attorney general…
Feds: Dealer Admits Selling Fentanyl Dose That Killed Jersey Shore Woman
A Trenton dealer admitted in federal court that she sold a Jersey Shore woman the fentanyl dose that killed her, authorities said.
Tarashanna Blake, 33, met the 39-year-old victim near her Englishtown home, where the sale was made, on May 15, 2018, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
Englishtown police found the buyer dead of an overdose later that day, with several folds of what at first appeared to be heroin stamped “CAMEL” nearby, Honig said.
It was actually fentanyl, she said.
Blake took a deal from the government rather than face trial, pleading guilty in U.S. District Court …
Grand Jurors Indict 14 In Shooting Of NJ State Trooper
Fourteen people were indicted Monday in connection with the shooting of a New Jersey State Police detective who was investigating a trailer park home invasion.
Attempted murder and aggravated assault charges were returned by a state grand jury in Trenton against Najzeir “Naz” Hutchings 22, Kareen “Kai” Warner, 20, and ex-con Tremaine Hadden, 28, all of Bridgeton, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.
Eleven other defendants were indicted on various charges, he said.
Imari Lazu, 23, of Bridgeton, was previously charged, pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiracy to commit witness tamper…