Pair Charged In Jersey Shore Shootings: Prosecutor Pair Charged In Jersey Shore Shootings: Prosecutor
Pair Charged In Jersey Shore Shootings: Prosecutor Two fugitives from Monmouth County have been charged in connection with a pair of shootings in the fall, authorities said. Steven L. Worsley Jr., 30, of Eatontown and Ronald T. Gilliard, 30, of Long Branch are both charged with two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of first-degree attempted murder, and six second-degree weapons offenses. The shootings took place in Long Branch in October 2022, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago, and resulted in non-life-threatening injuries. Anyone with information about these incide…
Trenton Police Search For Student Who Brought Loaded Gun To High School Trenton Police Search For Student Who Brought Loaded Gun To High School
Trenton Police Search For Student Who Brought Loaded Gun To High School Trenton police are on the lookout for a 19-year-old student who brought a gun to school and fled after scuffling with a security officer, authorities said. At approximately 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.8, police were told a student was in possession of a firearm while attending school at 400 Chambers Street, Trenton Central High School. The fugitive was identified as Breion Crayton. School officials immediately instituted a shelter-in-place to isolate and locate Crayton. Trenton Police said School Resource Officer Detective Munn located Crayton and a struggle ensued. Crayton was able to bre…
Englewood Man Charged With Sexual Assault With A Deadly Weapon: Prosecutor Englewood Man Charged With Sexual Assault With A Deadly Weapon: Prosecutor
Englewood Man Charged With Sexual Assault With A Deadly Weapon: Prosecutor A 31-year-old man from Englewood has been arrested and charged with multiple assault and weapons offenses, authorities said. Felix Baron-Castillo was charged with aggravated sexual assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, criminal restraint, terroristic threats and possession of a weapon, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. Authorities did not say what kind of weapon was used. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, the Englewood Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s O…
NJ Suspects Ditch Stolen Car In Wild NY Pursuit, Captured With Loaded Gun: Police NJ Suspects Ditch Stolen Car In Wild NY Pursuit, Captured With Loaded Gun: Police
NJ Suspects Ditch Stolen Car In Wild NY Pursuit, Captured With Loaded Gun: Police Three New Jersey men including one carjacking suspect were arrested and a fourth at large after leading police on a chase Hutchinson River Parkway in a stolen vehicle that they ditched on the side of the highway, authorities said. Justin McKinney, 18, of Kearny, Frank L.D. Clark, 20, of Newark and Eliezer Velez, 19, of Newark, were spotted near North and Bon Air avenues in New Rochelle, after the pursuit on Thursday, Dec. 29 around 1:30 p.m., police said. As soon as they realized they were being watched, they began running near Seacord Road. Two of the men were captured behind a Bon Ai…
Gunman Who Killed Innocent Young Dad From Garfield Sentenced To 20 Years Gunman Who Killed Innocent Young Dad From Garfield Sentenced To 20 Years
Gunman Who Killed Innocent Young Dad From Garfield Sentenced To 20 Years A man convicted of killing an innocent young dad from Garfield during a shootout in the parking lot of a Paterson nightclub was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors originally pursued murder charges against Ferreie Johnson, 28, of Paterson, but jurors convicted him of reckless manslaughter. That’s because the killing of Parker Sams on March 31, 2018 wasn't intentional, a requirement under the law for it to be considered murder. Johnson had gotten into a dispute with another group at D’Classico Restaurant and Lounge on Ellison Street when he retrieved a gun from his vehicle and open…
Monmouth County Man, 28, Arrested For Threatening Uber Driver With Knife, Police Say Monmouth County Man, 28, Arrested For Threatening Uber Driver With Knife, Police Say
Monmouth County Man, 28, Arrested For Threatening Uber Driver With Knife, Police Say A 28-year-old man from Monmouth County was charged with terroristic threats and weapons offenses after threatening an Uber driver with a knife during an argument over pricing, authorities said. Police responded to the incident on Dutch Neck Road in East Windsor around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, EWPD Officer Sebastian Marin said. Felipe Sanchez, of Neptune, allegedly got into a dispute with his Uber driver over the price of his fare and threatened the driver with a knife. Sanchez was arrested and charged with terroristic threats and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. …
Authorities ID Jersey Shore Suspect In Lengthy Standoff, Armed Robbery Authorities ID Jersey Shore Suspect In Lengthy Standoff, Armed Robbery
Authorities ID Jersey Shore Suspect In Lengthy Standoff, Armed Robbery A 34-year-old man from Ocean Township was arrested after a lengthy standoff with police. Jeffrey V. Migliore also is accused of robbing a Neptune Township pharmacy. He was charged with first-degree armed robbery and three related weapons offenses, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, members of the Neptune Township Police Department responded to a pharmacy on the 1200 block of Corlies Avenue for a report of a robbery. It was learned that a man later identified as Migliore had entere…
Road Rage Incident Leads To Arrest In Atlantic City: Police Road Rage Incident Leads To Arrest In Atlantic City: Police
Road Rage Incident Leads To Arrest In Atlantic City: Police A road rage incident led to an arrest and a handgun recovered in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Saturday, Nov. 5, at 12:42 p.m., Officers Consuelo Maldonado and Jose Ruiz were at the Clayton G. Graham Public Safety Building when they were alerted by an individual indicating an armed man in a white Toyota Tacoma was following him and his family.  The victim, who drove his vehicle to the public safety building to report the incident, stated he was followed by the suspect throughout Atlantic City. The victim reported that at one point the suspect brandished a handgun in a threatening…
Paterson Gangsters Acted As Middlemen In Gun Trafficking Ring That Brought Firearms To NJ: AG Paterson Gangsters Acted As Middlemen In Gun Trafficking Ring That Brought Firearms To NJ: AG
Paterson Gangsters Acted As Middlemen In Gun Trafficking Ring That Brought Firearms To NJ: AG Nine members of a Paterson gun trafficking ring were among 15 people indicted on various charges for their roles in bringing more than 120 firearms from South Carolina to New Jersey, state officials announced. The investigation dismantled the criminal enterprise, took 12 guns off the street — including an assault rifle – and led to charges against the alleged leader of the trafficking ring, Travis Thomas, 41, of South Carolina, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Five of his gun suppliers in South Carolina, and nine “middlemen” who allegedly helped broker the sale of guns in…
Ex-Con Found Guilty Of Murder, Disposing Body, Torching Jersey Shore House: Prosecutor Ex-Con Found Guilty Of Murder, Disposing Body, Torching Jersey Shore House: Prosecutor
Ex-Con Found Guilty Of Murder, Disposing Body, Torching Jersey Shore House: Prosecutor A Monmouth County Jury has returned guilty verdicts on nearly all charges against the Jersey Shore man who murdered a longtime family friend, authorities said. He set her home on fire in an attempt to cover his tracks, according to Acting Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael J. Wojciechowski. Ronald J. Teschner, 52, was convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, first-degree robbery and three first-degree weapons offenses, Wojciechowski said. He also was convicted of aggravated arson, desecration of human remains, aggravated assault…
Seven Charged In Armed Saddle Brook Home Invasion Seven Charged In Armed Saddle Brook Home Invasion
Seven Charged In Armed Saddle Brook Home Invasion A virtual mountain of evidence uncovered by Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives and Saddle Brook police produced the arrests of two ex-cons and five other suspects following what authorities said was a gunpoint home invasion this past summer. At least two victims had weapons pointed at them as the bandits forced their way in and took $12,500 in cash, $3,000 worth of jewelry, a wallet with multiple credit and debit cards and cellphone around 12:30 a.m. June 28, investigators said. Bergen County prosecutor's detectives who worked the case found a lot to go on. They and their Saddle Brook co…
250 Fentanyl Pills, Loaded Gun Found In Disabled Pickup Near Notorious Route 287/17 Flyover 250 Fentanyl Pills, Loaded Gun Found In Disabled Pickup Near Notorious Route 287/17 Flyover
250 Fentanyl Pills, Loaded Gun Found In Disabled Pickup Near Notorious Route 287/17 Flyover An out-of-state driver whose pickup truck ran out of gas on a notorious stretch of highway at the New Jersey/New York border in Mahwah was carrying 250 fentanyl pills and a loaded gun, authorities said. Officer Michael Silano immediately picked up on inconsistencies in the driver’s story after finding the disabled 2013 Fort F150 on the shoulder near the Routes 287 and 17 flyover at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Silano requested a Bergen County sheriff’s K9 who indicated the presence of drugs in the truck, the captain said. Mahwah Police Officer Joseph Simeone, Lt…