South Jersey Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery: Prosecutor A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to 28 years in New Jersey State Prison for attempted murder and armed robbery, authorities said. In February 2020, Bernard Miller was arrested for breaking into a Collingswood home, tying up a woman, stabbing a man, and setting the home on fire before fleeing the residence, they said. Miller will have to serve 85% of the 28 years before being eligible for parole under the No Early Release Act, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Collingswood Police Chief Kevin Carey.. He will also be subject to 10 years of parole supervision follo…
Mercer County Man Gets Life In Random Roadside Killing: Prosecutor Mercer County Man Gets Life In Random Roadside Killing: Prosecutor
Mercer County Man Gets Life In Random Roadside Killing: Prosecutor A 40-year-old man who randomly shot and killed a woman by the side of the road has been sentenced to life in New Jersey state prison, authorities said. Kader Mustafa, of Mercer County, will not become eligible for parole before reaching the age of 104, under the provisions of New Jersey’s No Early Release Act and the terms set down Monday, May 2 by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Vincent N. Falcetano, Jr. Shortly before 11:45 p.m. on May 3, 2018, Freehold Township police responded to a 9-1-1 call originating from a vehicle stopped along Route 33 West near the exit r…
NJ Man Gets 375 Years For Killing 3, Attempting To Kill 3 More Over Facebook Comment NJ Man Gets 375 Years For Killing 3, Attempting To Kill 3 More Over Facebook Comment
NJ Man Gets 375 Years For Killing 3, Attempting To Kill 3 More Over Facebook Comment An Essex County man was sentenced to 375 years behind bars for killing three people and trying to kill three more, who were ultimately saved by first responders, all because of a Facebook comment, authorities said. Jeremy Arrington, 32, broke into the Whitehurst family home on Hedden Terrace in Newark with a loaded gun in November 2016, and tied up everyone who was inside of the home, authorities said citing arguments from 25 witnesses. Arrington shot and killed 23-year-old Syasia McBurroughs, then stabbed 7-year-old Ariel Little Whitehurst, and her brother, 11-year-old Al-Ja…
Abuser Admits Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son In High-Profile NJ Amber Alert Case Abuser Admits Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son In High-Profile NJ Amber Alert Case
Abuser Admits Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son In High-Profile NJ Amber Alert Case UPDATE: An East Orange man admitted killing his former girlfriend and kidnapping their young son last summer in exchange for what prosecutors said will be a 30-year state prison sentence. Originally charged with counts that included murder, Tyler Rios, 27, took a deal from prosecutors rather than risk trial in what had been a highly-publicized Amber Alert incident. He pleaded guilty on Monday, April 4, to first-degree aggravated manslaughter for killing 24 year-old Yasemin Uyar on July 8, 2021, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Tuesday. Rios also pleaded guilty to desec…
NJ Dad Gets 10 Years In 4-Month-Old Son's Bogus Bed-Rolling Death: Prosecutor NJ Dad Gets 10 Years In 4-Month-Old Son's Bogus Bed-Rolling Death: Prosecutor
NJ Dad Gets 10 Years In 4-Month-Old Son's Bogus Bed-Rolling Death: Prosecutor A South Jersey dad has been sentenced to a decade behind bars in the death of his 4-month-old son. Jose Rojas, of Hamilton Township, was sentenced on a charge of manslaughter to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison, subject to the No Early Release Act, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said. He is also subject to three years of parole supervision upon release from prison. Rojas was home alone with his three young children, and told police that the baby — identified by BreakingAC as "JaSeir" — rolled off the bed, approximately two feet high, on Jan. 29, 2018. Police were…
Paterson Man Who Won New Trial For Child Sex Assaults Pleads Guilty For Much Less Prison Time Paterson Man Who Won New Trial For Child Sex Assaults Pleads Guilty For Much Less Prison Time
Paterson Man Who Won New Trial For Child Sex Assaults Pleads Guilty For Much Less Prison Time A Paterson man who saw his conviction for sexually assaulting three children overturned after he was sentenced to 45 years in prison took a guilty plea rather than face trial again. Now he’s looking at the possibility of freedom after only a third of that time. On the flip side, it spares the victims the trauma of having to testify. Jurors in Superior Court in Paterson originally convicted Victor Enamorado of three counts of sexual assault in 2015. That conviction was among dozens that were subsequently nullified after the state Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that a particular legal the…
Man Gets 24 Years For Taking Sexual Pics And Videos, Stalking 13-Year-Old Girl In Morris County Man Gets 24 Years For Taking Sexual Pics And Videos, Stalking 13-Year-Old Girl In Morris County
Man Gets 24 Years For Taking Sexual Pics And Videos, Stalking 13-Year-Old Girl In Morris County A Las Vegas, Nevada man was sentenced Friday to 24 years in New Jersey state prison for charges related to stalking and producing explicit photos and videos of a 13-year-old girl in Morris County, authorities said. Kelvin Briggs, 64, was found guilty in a jury trial last September of endangering the welfare of a child by producing sexually explicit images and videos of a child engaged in a sexual act, as well as sexual assault, distribution of sexually explicit images of a child, engaging in explicit conversations with a child, invasion of privacy, and stalking, Morris County Prosecutor Robe…
Jersey Shore Dad Pleads Guilty To Killing Infant Daughter After Beating Young Son: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Dad Pleads Guilty To Killing Infant Daughter After Beating Young Son: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Dad Pleads Guilty To Killing Infant Daughter After Beating Young Son: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Jersey Shore dad serving prison time for abusing his 15-month-old son has entered a guilty plea in the death of his 6-week-old daughter, authorities announced. Austin Meli, of Wall Township, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 10 to charges of aggravated manslaughter, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. Officers responded to a home in Wall Township on March 9, 2019, on reports of an unresponsive infant. Meli's baby was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. In March 2020, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for violently abusing his 1…
Bergen County Woman Gets 10 Years For DWI Crash That Killed Hudson County Man Bergen County Woman Gets 10 Years For DWI Crash That Killed Hudson County Man
Bergen County Woman Gets 10 Years For DWI Crash That Killed Hudson County Man A Bergen County woman was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey state prison for a DWI crash that killed a 66-year-old Hudson County man on school property in 2019, authorities announced Friday. Denisse Ortega, 36, of New Milford, pleaded guilty in Sept. 2021 to first-degree death by auto - DWI while within 1,000 feet of school property and to motor vehicle summonses for driving while intoxicated and speeding, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ortega, 36, was behind the wheel of a 2018 Nissan Pathfinder driving north on JFK Boulevard in North Bergen when she cra…
Hunterdon County Man Admits Sexually Assaulting Child Under 13: Prosecutor Hunterdon County Man Admits Sexually Assaulting Child Under 13: Prosecutor
Hunterdon County Man Admits Sexually Assaulting Child Under 13: Prosecutor A 25-year-old man from Hunterdon County has admitted guilt in the sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, authorities announced. Jose E. Vasquez, of Readington Township, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree sexual assault before Hunterdon County Superior Court Judge H. Matthew Curry on Jan. 5, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. He was charged in February 2020. The state will recommend a sentence of 10 years in state prison.  Due to the No Early Release Act, Vasquez will be required to serve 8 ½ years before being eligible for parole. Upon his…
Man Convicted In Dad's Fatal Stabbing Gets 25 Years State Prison: Prosecutor Man Convicted In Dad's Fatal Stabbing Gets 25 Years State Prison: Prosecutor
Man Convicted In Dad's Fatal Stabbing Gets 25 Years State Prison: Prosecutor  A 41-year-old South Jersey man has been sentenced to a maximum 20 years in state prison for fatally stabbing his father, authorities said Wednesday. Michael N. Tedesco, 41, of Millville in Cumberland County also received a five-year prison sentence, to be served consecutively, for a probation violation, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. Tedesco was found guilty by a jury on Oct. 29 of second-degree manslaughter in the slaying of Gary Tedesco, 66, also of Millville, the prosecutor said. Tedesco stabbed his dad nine times after a fight on April 19, 201…
Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: A drug-addicted Sussex County driver who killed a father, son and gas station attendant in a horrific crash on Route 23 in Wayne two years ago will be sentenced to a minimum of 25½ years without parole after pleading guilty Friday to three counts of aggravated manslaughter, authorities said. Jason Vanderee, 29, told a state judge in Paterson that he’d used heroin and fentanyl in combination with other drugs when he blacked out behind the wheel on Feb. 19, 2019. Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighter from Fair Lawn and his 17-year-old son, Luke, of Lincoln Park, had stopped for…