Woman Wakes Up To Find Somerset Man Sexually Assaulting Her: Prosecutor Woman Wakes Up To Find Somerset Man Sexually Assaulting Her: Prosecutor
Woman Wakes Up To Find Somerset Man Sexually Assaulting Her: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Somerset man has been arrested for a sexual assault that happened in June 2022, authorities said. The woman told police she had been drinking alcohol at a Franklin Township home but woke up in a bedroom to find Antonio Galindo-Salazar on top of her on June 19, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Galindo-Salazar was arrested without incident in Franklin Township and taken to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office for processing, following an investigation.  He was charged with second-degree sexual assault and lodged in the Somerset County Jail, officia…
Feds: Convicted Child Porn Collector From Somerset County, 67, Admits Doing It Again Feds: Convicted Child Porn Collector From Somerset County, 67, Admits Doing It Again
Feds: Convicted Child Porn Collector From Somerset County, 67, Admits Doing It Again A 67-year-old Somerset County man previously convicted of collecting child porn faces a minimum 10-year federal prison sentence after admitting on Monday that he'd done it again, federal authorities said. John Schulenburg of Basking Ridge shared images with what turned out to be an undercover detective in July 2019, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Investigators raided Schulenburg's home four months later, seizing a computer that Sellinger said "contained hundreds of images and videos of child sexual abuse, including images of prepubescent children." Schulenburg was previously convi…
Financial Services Pro From NYC Who Sought Sex With NJ Teen Gets 7 Years In Fed Pen Financial Services Pro From NYC Who Sought Sex With NJ Teen Gets 7 Years In Fed Pen
Financial Services Pro From NYC Who Sought Sex With NJ Teen Gets 7 Years In Fed Pen A financial services worker from the South Bronx who traveled to New Jersey to have sex with a 13-year-old is headed to federal prison for seven years, authorities announced. Jesus Modesto-Sanchez, 31, was caught dead to rights when he walked into what turned out to be a pedophile trap set by undercover investigators in Somerset County. Rather than face the consequences of a conviction for more serious charges, Modesto-Sanchez took a deal from the government, pleading guilty to transporting child pornography during a video conference with a federal judge in Trenton last May. He'll have to …
Burglar Stole Items From Central Jersey Family's Safe: Prosecutor Burglar Stole Items From Central Jersey Family's Safe: Prosecutor
Burglar Stole Items From Central Jersey Family's Safe: Prosecutor A 42-year-old man from Irvington has been arrested for stealing from a family's safe in Watchung, authorities said. Randolph C. McLeod was charged with burglary, theft and several other charges. The theft occurred about 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6 on Johnston Drive, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Watchung Borough Police Chief Andrew Hart. Police observed evidence of forced entry at the residence and learned that the victim responded home to numerous items missing from a safe in…
Somerset County Driver Sentenced For Homicide, Fraud: Prosecutor Somerset County Driver Sentenced For Homicide, Fraud: Prosecutor
Somerset County Driver Sentenced For Homicide, Fraud: Prosecutor A Somerset County man will spend five years in state prison after authorities say he struck and killed another traveler while driving on a suspended license.  According to the county Prosecutor's Office, George L. Rodriguez, 68, of Bedminster, was driving north on Routes 202/206 toward the intersection with River Road just before 7 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2020.  Investigators said Rodriguez turned left into the intersection instead of taking the designated "jug handle" turning lane and slammed into a compact sedan head-on at 50 miles per hour. The other driver, 65-year-old Michael Sivul…
Reward Offered In Hit-Run That Left Halloween Trick-Or-Treaters Seriously Hurt Reward Offered In Hit-Run That Left Halloween Trick-Or-Treaters Seriously Hurt
Reward Offered In Hit-Run That Left Halloween Trick-Or-Treaters Seriously Hurt Authorities in North Plainfield are offering a $1,000 reward for a hit-and-run crash that occurred on Halloween night that left two pedestrians seriously injured. The cash will be given to anyone who has information leading to an arrest for the person responsible for hitting the 7-year-old boy and 21-year-old woman at Mountain Avenue and Jeffries Place around 6:20 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Both victims were transported to an area trauma center for serious non-life-threatening injuries. Detectives from the North Plainfield Police Department Detective Burea…
NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 9-Year-Old Captured Trying To Board Flight: Prosecutor NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 9-Year-Old Captured Trying To Board Flight: Prosecutor
NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 9-Year-Old Captured Trying To Board Flight: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Somerset County man was arrested for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl while boarding a flight from Chicago to Utah, authorities said. The alleged victim told a detective with the prosecutor's office that she had been sexually assaulted by Fabian Osuna-Vargas on Oct. 19 in North Plainfield, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Two days later, Osuna-Vargas was getting on a flight from Chicago, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 21 when he was captured, McDonald said. He was charged with aggravated sex assault and child endangerment. Osuna-Varga…
Child Porn Seized From Central Jersey Man: Prosecutor Child Porn Seized From Central Jersey Man: Prosecutor
Child Porn Seized From Central Jersey Man: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Somerset County man has been arrested on accusations he had and shared child pornography, authorities said. A search warrant executed at Bernardino Gonzalez Lorenzana's Robin Road home in Hillsborough Monday, Nov. 7 found "numerous files depicting the sexual exploitation and/or abuse of children," Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit, agents from of U.S Homeland Security Investigation – Newark Field Office and members of the Hillsborough Township Police Department had been acting on a tip from&…
Central Jersey Man Charged In Burglary Spree: Prosecutor Central Jersey Man Charged In Burglary Spree: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Man Charged In Burglary Spree: Prosecutor A 50-year-old man from Middlesex County has been charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief in Somerset County, authorities said. Gregory Q. Green, of Edison, was charged in the offenses on Oct. 12, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. On April 28, 2021, at 9:07 a.m., Branchburg Township police responded to a business on Columbia Road for a burglary. The business owner reported that someone entered the building, ransacked the offices, and removed an undisclosed amount of cash from a desk drawer. The prosecutor released details of six other burglaries …
Multiple Car Crash Leaves One Person Dead In Somerset County Multiple Car Crash Leaves One Person Dead In Somerset County
Multiple Car Crash Leaves One Person Dead In Somerset County One person died in a Somerset County crash early Thursday, Oct. 20, authorities said. The accident happened around 6:40 a.m. at Marshall and Amwell roads, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. No further information was released. The investigation is currently ongoing pending the results of the Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team’s findings. The New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has been notified. Authorities have not released the identity of the victim. Prosecutor McDonald, Chief Fodor, and Chief McMahon request anyone with information relating…
Murder Suspect Found At New Brunswick Train Station With Knife: Prosecutor Murder Suspect Found At New Brunswick Train Station With Knife: Prosecutor
Murder Suspect Found At New Brunswick Train Station With Knife: Prosecutor A 24-year-old New York man has been charged in the stabbing death of a 20-year-old man this week in Somerset County, authorities said. Jahkoy Monsanto is facing a first-degree murder charge, and various weapons offenses, in the killing of J’Corey Breedy on Thursday, Sept. 29 in Franklin Township, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Breedy was found around 12:30 p.m. with a stab wound to his abdomen at a Eugene Avenue home, McDonald said. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Detectives were able to obtain a description and identity of an allege…
VA Man Kicks, Spits On Officers During Arrest In North Jersey: Prosecutor VA Man Kicks, Spits On Officers During Arrest In North Jersey: Prosecutor
VA Man Kicks, Spits On Officers During Arrest In North Jersey: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Virginia man is facing charges for assaulting police officers as he was being arrested in North Jersey, authorities said. Austin E. Whitmire, of Falls Church, was bleeding from his hand in the parking lot of a business when Branchburg Township police officers arrived on the scene just before midnight on Friday, Sept. 23, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. Whitmire had allegedly been trying to break a fence before police were called. While speaking with them, the man punched the fence before yelling, cursing, and lunging at one of the officers, …