Self-Defense? Video Of Basketball Star's Death May Contradict Suspect's Story Self-Defense? Video Of Basketball Star's Death May Contradict Suspect's Story
Self-Defense? Video Of Basketball Star's Death May Contradict Suspect's Story The man accused of fatally shooting a young, basketball star said he fired in self-defense after the victim allegedly became enraged by the man’s laughter. Video footage of the incident, though, appears to dispute this.  Court documents that were recently released reveal the shooter’s side of the story as well as witness statements and the contents of surveillance video. Jason Stone, 33, of East Hartford, said he shot Albertus Magnus basketball player Jaquawn Walters, of Hartford, 24, following a drug deal. Surveillance video appears to show Walters walking backward away from Stone.…
BLM Leader Charged With Punching Man During Boardwalk Protest Was 'Acting In Self-Defense' BLM Leader Charged With Punching Man During Boardwalk Protest Was 'Acting In Self-Defense'
BLM Leader Charged With Punching Man During Boardwalk Protest Was 'Acting In Self-Defense' A 28-year-old leader of a Black Lives Matter protest who was charged with assault after police said he punched a man in the face a Seaside Heights Boardwalk was simply protecting himself -- and never punched anyone, he said. Jamaal Holmes of Toms River was marching on Saturday with approximately 25 other protestors when an unidentified 68-year-old man demanded he take off his Guy Fawkes mask -- then reached over and tried ripping it off, Holes told the Asbury Park Press. Holmes got the audio in a recording taken on his iPhone, which at the end show the man lying on the boardwalk. …
Gymnastics Coach Sentenced For Killing Boyfriend, Father Of Her Two Children Gymnastics Coach Sentenced For Killing Boyfriend, Father Of Her Two Children
Gymnastics Coach Sentenced For Killing Boyfriend, Father Of Her Two Children A 31-year-old woman will spend decades in prison after being sentenced for murdering her boyfriend and father of their two children. Town of Poughkeepsie resident Nicole Addimando was sentenced to a term of 19 years to life in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of her former boyfriend, Christopher Grover. She was also found guilty of criminal possession of a weapon. Grover, a 2006 graduate of Red Hook High School, was a head coach at Mr. Todd’s Gymnastics in Poughkeepsie. On Sept. 28, 2017, Addimando flagged down a patrol officer in the area and…
ID Released For 21-Year-Old Killed By 911 Caller Who Admitted To Shooting In Area ID Released For 21-Year-Old Killed By 911 Caller Who Admitted To Shooting In Area
ID Released For 21-Year-Old Killed By 911 Caller Who Admitted To Shooting In Area A man who was found fatally shot after the shooter called police admitting to the crime has been identified by police. Mark Johnson Jr., 21, of the City of Poughkeepsie, was found around 12:09 p.m., Monday, Dec. 9, when officers responded to the area of Morgan Avenue after the unidentified shooter called the police, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Det. Lt. Matt Clark. Responding officers found Johnson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Clark said. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:58 p.m. A handgun was recovered from under his body, …
Area Man Who Allegedly Shot, Killed Another, Calls To Report Crime, Police Say Area Man Who Allegedly Shot, Killed Another, Calls To Report Crime, Police Say
Area Man Who Allegedly Shot, Killed Another, Calls To Report Crime, Police Say A 21-year-old area man was found shot to death after the alleged shooter called the police to report the crime. The shooting took place around 1209 p.m., Monday, Dec. 9, when the City of Poughkeepsie Police received a 911 call from a person reporting he had shot and killed the victim, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. Responding officers found the person shot, a 21-year-old City of Poughkeepsie resident, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Clark said. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.  A handgun was recovered from underneath his body, he adde…
DWI Newark Driver Who Slammed Man With Car At Atlantic City Casino Gets 14 Years Behind Bars DWI Newark Driver Who Slammed Man With Car At Atlantic City Casino Gets 14 Years Behind Bars
DWI Newark Driver Who Slammed Man With Car At Atlantic City Casino Gets 14 Years Behind Bars A Newark driver who slammed his car into another man and crushed his legs during a drunken argument in an Atlantic City casino parking garage was sentenced to 14 years in state prison, authorities said. Michael Garland, 46, was at a trial Monday of aggravated assault and endangering an injured victim after saying he acted in self-defense, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. Local police responded to the fourth level of the Golden Nugget Casino & Marina parking garage where the 25-year-old victim was lying near a barrier wall just before 1:30 a.m., the prosecutor's office said.…
Darien Man Due Back In Court On Manslaughter Charges Darien Man Due Back In Court On Manslaughter Charges
Darien Man Due Back In Court On Manslaughter Charges The Fairfield County financial adviser who is facing manslaughter charges following the death of a man in Anguilla, is scheduled to return to that country to appear in court. Darien resident Gavin Hapgood, 44, a UBS financial adviser, was arrested for alleged manslaughter after the Royal Anguilla Police Force (RAPF) launched an investigation into the death of Anguilla resident Kenny Mitchel, 27, in April. He is scheduled to make a return trip to Anguilla in less than two weeks to face the charges. “As a parent of five children myself, I know, we all know, that Scott did what any parent w…
Man Claims He Acted In Self-Defense In Violent Fight With Girlfriend In Westport, Police Say Man Claims He Acted In Self-Defense In Violent Fight With Girlfriend In Westport, Police Say
Man Claims He Acted In Self-Defense In Violent Fight With Girlfriend In Westport, Police Say A man who claims he acted in self-defense during a violent fight with his girlfriend in Westport has been charged, police say. Westport Police say they received a report from a woman who claimed that she had been involved in a physical altercation with her boyfriend on Saturday, Oct. 6 around 4:15 a.m. The woman stated that a verbal argument with Bartholomew (Buddy) Valiante at her home caused him to shove her, prompting her to defend herself, police say. The report further stated that a physical struggle ensued, and Valiante struck her several times in the face, pulled her hair and choked…
Man Grabs Gun, Foils Armed Home Invasion In Maplewood: Report Man Grabs Gun, Foils Armed Home Invasion In Maplewood: Report
Man Grabs Gun, Foils Armed Home Invasion In Maplewood: Report A man who was in a Maplewood home when two armed intruders entered early Monday morning grabbed one of the robber's guns and fired it, sending them running,  one of the victims told WABC 7.  Two masked men dressed in black entered the Lombardy Place home around 3 a.m. and demanded money at gunpoint, a woman who lives there told the station.  The woman's fiance grabbed one of the guns and fired a shot and the intruders fled, she said.  Police later determined the intruders got in through a bathroom window at the rear of the house.  It is not known whether either of…
Elizabeth Shooting Involving Ex-Newark Police Officer ‘Justified’: Jury Elizabeth Shooting Involving Ex-Newark Police Officer ‘Justified’: Jury
Elizabeth Shooting Involving Ex-Newark Police Officer ‘Justified’: Jury A grand jury declined to bring charges against a retired police officer in Newark who shot and wounded a man during a carjacking in Elizabeth nearly two years ago, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement Thursday. The grand jury reached its decision in March, but per protocol the incident was then reviewed by the state Attorney General’s office, the prosecutor’s office also said. The officer, who was not identified, was at a 24-hour car wash on Edgar Road around 5 a.m. Sept. 20, 2017, when Dequelle Nelson entered the officer’s vehicle while the officer’s back was turned, i…
Newark Woman Stabs Man On Their First Date: Police Newark Woman Stabs Man On Their First Date: Police
Newark Woman Stabs Man On Their First Date: Police Police in Newark say Zaniya Stevens was looking for love, but instead finds herself in a lot of trouble.  Stevens, 23, was arrested after police were called to a North Ward apartment around 2 a.m. Stevens flagged down responding officers and told them she stabbed her date three times in self-defense, after he strangled her, police said in a statement.  It was the first real-life meeting between the two, who'd had several previous online encounters.  Responding officers questioned Stevens' claims of being attacked by the man, however, when they were unable to find any neck ab…
'Kai the Hitchhiker' Gets 57 Years For Killing Clark Lawyer 'Kai the Hitchhiker' Gets 57 Years For Killing Clark Lawyer
'Kai the Hitchhiker' Gets 57 Years For Killing Clark Lawyer A Canadian drifter who became known as "Kai the Hitchhiker" was sentenced Thursday to 57 years in prison for the slaying of a Clark attorney in 2013, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, 30, was previously convicted of first-degree murder in the beating death of Joseph Galfy Jr. six years ago. He must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence, or more than 48 years, before he's eligible for parole.  Police discovered the 73-year-old Galfy's body beside his bed after responding to his Starlight Drive home May 13, 2013. Surveillance footage, cell phon…