Missouri Man Sexually Exploited Newark Sisters Ages 11, 9 Online: Prosecutor
A Missouri man was charged after sexually exploiting two Newark sisters ages nine and 11 online, authorities announced Tuesday.
John Carpenter, 41, was charged with child endangerment, sexual assault, manufacturing child exploitation material, and subjecting two young children to sexual abuse, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.
Carpenter, of Lebanon, Missouri, was identified as a suspect following an investigation that began in South Carolina, where authorities found videos of the sisters engaged in sexual acts that may have been sent from Newark, Stephens s…
Newark Man Convicted In Crime Spree That Killed Beloved EMT, Mom Priscilla Godoy
A Newark man has been convicted of charges in connection with a crime spree and crash that killed a 29-year-old mom and EMT in 2018, authorities announced.
Najeeh Green, now 30, was involved the spree that resulted in a man being shot in Newark, a woman being carjacked at gunpoint in East Orange as she unloaded packages from her car, and ultimately the death of Priscilla Godoy, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said.
Godoy’s skull was crushed when she was pinned between two parked cars on South 14th Street around 11:44 p.m. on May 5, 2018, as she tried to avo…
Guilty: Ex-Newark Deli Worker Slit Manager's Throat & Let Him Bleed Out In Bathroom, Jury Finds
A jury found a former East Orange deli worker guilty for slitting the throat of his former boss and letting him bleed to death on the bathroom floor of the shop, authorities announced.
Roberto Ubiera, 58, of Newark, previously worked as an employee at the the neighborhood grocery store on North Park Street in East Orange that his victim, 55-year-old Tarlok Singh managed, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.
Ubiera cuffed Singh's hands behind his back and isolated him in an employee bathroom in the early morning hours of Aug. 16, 2018, Stephens said.
He later stabb…
Man Shot, Killed In Newark, Police Say
A 28-year-old man was shot and killed in Newark on Tuesday, March 8, authorities said.
Sharique J. Ray was shot on Huntingdon Terrance, said Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara.
Ray, of Newark, was pronounced dead at 8:52 pm., authorities said.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877- 847-7432.
