Guilty! Newark Man Sexually Assaulted 3 Underage Family Members, Prosecutor Says
A Newark man was convicted of sexually assaulting three underage family members over several years, authorities said Tuesday, Nov. 18.
Terrence Mells, 42, was found guilty by an Essex County jury on Friday, Nov. 15, following a four-day trial before Judge Naazneen Khan, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said.
Mells abused three underage family members multiple times between March 2015 and November 2023, prosecutors said. The abuse began when the victims were 12, 13, and 14, and in one instance, Mells threatened one of the victims after learning he was being investigated, …
Fort Lee Sex Offender Faces New Charges For Contacting Teen Victim, Co-Defendant: Prosecutor
A convicted sex offender from Fort Lee who earlier this year was charged with sexually assaulting a missing teen from New York City, has been hit with new offenses after he contacted the victim and a co-defendant, authorities said on Thursday, July 10.
Marc Piovanetti, 58, of Fort Lee, is accused of violating a court order by contacting the victim and a co-defendant between April and May 2025, two months after he was jailed on the original charges, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.
On Tuesday, July 8, Piovanetti was charged with:
Third-degree witness tampering
Third-degr…
Colonia Doctor Indicted In Sex Assaults Across 3 NJ Counties, Attorney General Says
A Middlesex County doctor accused of sexually assaulting patients at urgent care centers in three New Jersey counties has been indicted, authorities said.
Gurvindra Johal, 57, of Colonia, was charged with two counts of sexual assault, 11 counts of criminal sexual contact, and two counts of falsifying or tampering with medical records, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Thursday, June 19.
The incidents happened in Middlesex, Monmouth, and Essex counties, according to Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice. Investigators say five incidents happened in Middlesex County, three …
Patco Chester Masturbator Tried To Silence Teenage Witnesses
A 30-year-old Chester, Pennsylvania resident was convicted on Thursday, June 12, of masturbating on a PATCO train and then trying to silence two teenage girls who witnessed the incident, authorities said.
On Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, Charles May was arrested for masturbating on the train in front of two teenage girls who were coming home from a concert in Camden, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Delaware River Port Authority Police Chief Edward Cobbs, Jr. said.
The case was initially scheduled to go to trial in July 2024. A month before, one of the victims start…
125 Years: East Orange Murderer Receives Lengthy Sentence, Prosecutor Says
A 31-year-old East Orange man was sentenced to 125 years in prison on Monday, June 16, after being convicted of murder in the first degree and other charges, authorities said.
Isaiah Knight was also convicted of weapons offenses and conspiracy to commit witness tampering on Thursday, April 17, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II.
Knight shot Tyzier White, 23, five times at close range following a dispute involving White, Knight and his cousin, Stephens said.
While in jail, Knight devised a witness tampering scheme involving his sister, cousin, girlfriend, and an unidentified man, …
East Orange Killer Tried To Silence Witness With Rap Video, Prosecutor Says
A 31-year-old East Orange man was convicted on Thursday, April 17, of murdering a 23-year-old in Newark and then trying to intimidate a witness by posting a rap video calling him a snitch, authorities said.
On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, Isaiah Knight fatally shot Tyzier White five times at point-blank range, after he felt slighted during an interaction involving himself, his cousin and White, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.
Following the shooting, Knight and accomplices engaged in several attempts to intimidate one of the eyewitnesses by luring them to a location and for…
Two Pemberton Men Learn Fate For Murdering Autistic Teen: Prosecutor
Two Pemberton gang members will likely be spending the rest of their life behind bars after being sentenced on Friday, Feb. 21 for their role in murdering a Willingboro teen with autism, authorities said.
Kavon Carter, 27, and Sylas Young, 22, were sentenced to 110 years in prison and 80 years in prison, after being convicted of first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Yahsinn "YaYa" Robinson, 18, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said.
At 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, 2021, police responded to Willingboro High School and found Robinson had been shot several ti…
$5M Fraud: Great Neck Twin Financiers Threatened Witnesses, Fabricated Evidence, DOJ Says
Twin financiers Adam and Daniel Kaplan, already charged with defrauding elderly and disabled clients out of millions, are now accused of threatening witnesses and fabricating evidence.
The 35-year-old Kaplans, hailing from Long Island’s Great Neck, are named in a fresh superseding indictment that was filed in Central Islip federal court on Thursday, Feb. 20, charging them with an additional count of money laundering.
Adam Kaplan was additionally charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, and obstruction of justice, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District.
The new charges pa…
Trio Sentenced For Murder Of Youth Football Coach At Middle School In Millville: Prosecutor
Three men received lengthy prison sentences on Friday, Jan. 10, for murdering a youth football coach after a practice in 2018.
Eugene Cosby, a 48-year-old Malaga resident, Will El-Bey, a 28-year-old Vineland resident and Clifton Bailey, a 33-year-old Camden resident were convicted for the murder of Joseph Jones, 37, last fall, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.
On Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, Jones was shot 10 times in the parking lot of Lakeside Middle School in Millville, Webb-McRae said.
The three men and others traveled from the Carver Village Apartments in Vineland to t…
Wyandanch Man Stabs 8 Partygoers After Sexual Advances Rejected, DA Says
A man is facing attempted murder charges following a stabbing spree at a Long Island home that injured eight people.
Moses Brooks, age 50, of Wyandanch, was indicted on nearly two dozen criminal counts in Nassau County Court on Friday, Nov. 22.
According to the charges, Brooks was attending a crowded basement house party on Linden Place in Hempstead in the early hours of Sunday, Oct. 6, when he exposed himself to a 26-year-old woman.
When she walked away, Brooks followed her and rubbed his penis against her arm, prosecutors said. The victim told her friends what happened and they removed …
