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Guilty! Plainfield Man Convicted Of Murdering Pregnant Ex-GF: Middlesex County Prosecutor
A 45-year-old Plainfield man was convicted on Thursday, Feb. 6 of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2021, authorities said.
On Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, Shakir Tyler fatally shot Tayeesa Webb, a 35-year-old Edison resident, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Tyler shot her after confronting her outside her residence, Ciccone said.
Tyler was also convicted of unlawful possession of a handgun, Ciccone said. He faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in May, Ciccone said.
Officer Spots Handgun In Route 17 Stop Of Mississippi Women, Ramsey Police Say
A routine traffic stop on Route 17 led to the arrest of two Mississippi women after officers spotted a handgun in plain view inside their vehicle, police said.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 28, when Ramsey police stopped a blue Honda Accord with a Mississippi registration on Route 17 South, according to Ramsey Police Lt. Jeff Guilfoyle.
During the investigation, officers saw a handgun in plain view within the vehicle. The occupants, identified as Raven Johnson, 35, and Katrina McPherson, 51, were arrested without incident, Guilfoyle said.
Both women were charged with unlawful poss…
18-Year-Old Invaded Home At Gunpoint: Willingboro Police
An 18-year-old Willingboro resident was arrested and charged after he entered a home at gunpoint on Saturday, Dec. 28, authorities said.
At 7:45 p.m., Jazihe Williams entered a residence on Ballard Lane and proceeded to the second floor, where the homeowner was located in the main bedroom, Willingboro police said. Williams, armed with a black firearm, confronted the homeowner and demanded her purse, wallet, and cellphone, police said.
After obtaining the items, Williams fled the scene, police said. Williams immediately began using several stolen credit cards to make food purchases at variou…
Trio Sentenced For Staking Out, Killing East Orange Victim: Prosecutor
Two men with long rap sheets were sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday, July 22, for killing Shawn Watford in East Orange in April 2020, authorities said.
Anthony Hagans, a 35-year-old Irvington resident and Clarence Johnson, a 38-year-old East Orange were sentenced after pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter and unlawful possession of a handgun while their trial was ongoing, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said.
On April 13, 2020, Hagans and Johnson staked out Watford's apartment until he left to go visit his mother, Stephens said. As Watford was walking …
18-Year-Old Arrested After Shots Fired In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor
An 18-year-old Phillipsburg resident was arrested in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, April 30 and charged with firing gunshots earlier this month, authorities said.
On Friday, April 12 at 10:15 p.m., Phillipsburg police responded to the 200 block of Stockton Street on a report of a shooting, Anthony Picione, Acting Warren County Prosecutor, said. While no one was shot, they confirmed a firearm was discharged, Picione said.
An investigation identified Javon Singletary as the suspect and he was apprehended in Bethlehem, PA, Picione said.
Singletary was charged with unlawful possession of a ha…
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Having Meth, Cocaine, Heroin, Illegal Gun: Prosecutor
A Monmouth County man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison after admitting to having several types of drugs, equipment to distribute them, and an illegal gun, authorities said.
Davidson Jules, 42, of Keansburg, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison on Friday, Mar. 15, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced in a news release on Monday, Mar. 18. He pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 8 to possession of more than five ounces with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of a handgun.
Several law enforcement agencies executed search warrants durin…
Jersey Shore Man Admits To Having Meth, Cocaine, Heroin, Illegal Gun: Prosecutor
A Monmouth County man admitted to having several types of drugs, equipment to distribute them, and an illegal gun, authorities said.
Davidson Jules, 42, of Bayshore, pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 8 to possession of more than five ounces with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of a handgun. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced the guilty plea on Wednesday, Jan. 10.
Several law enforcement agencies executed search warrants after a joint investigation in the spring of 2023. Officers searched Jules' home on Willis Place and his storage unit in Tinton Falls on Mo…
Pair Possessed Multiple Weapons Including Machine Gun In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Two men have have admited to weapons offenses in Atlantic County, authorities said.
On Thursday, Nov. 30, Lenardo Caro, 31, of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a handgun without a permit, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
His co-defendant, Robert Caro-Green, 33, also of Atlantic City, previously pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a handgun without a permit on Oct. 19, the prosecutor said.
On Sept/ 24, 2021, members of the Atlantic City Special Investigations Unit and Atlantic City SWAT executed a no-knock search warrant a…
Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Illegal Possession Of Handgun: Prosecutor
An Atlantic City man has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for unlawful possession of a handgun, authorities said.
John Stevens, 21, was sentenced on Thursday, July 13, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Stevens must serve three and one-half years before being eligible for parole, the prosecutor said.
The sentence is to run concurrent to a three-and-one-half-year sentence Stevens received in March of this year, also for unlawfully possessing a handgun, the prosecutor said.
On Jan. 10, Stevens and a co-defendant, Carlos Garcia-Perez, were …
Meadowlands Hotel Housekeeper Finds Loaded Gun In Room, PA Guest Goes To Jail
A Pennsylvania man found himself in jail after a housekeeper at a hotel across the highway from MetLife Stadium found a loaded gun in his room, authorities said.
The 9mm Springfield Armory XD-E pistol found on a nightstand at the Hilton Meadowlands on eastbound Route 3 had eight hollow-point bullets in the magazine and a round in the chamber, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said.
Royal Spraggins, 35, of Sharon Hill, PA, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Tuesday, July 11, pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, records show.
He's c…
South Jersey Cocaine Dealer Who Set July 4th Guest On Fire Sentenced: Prosecutor
A South Jersey man has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with three separate crimes, authorities said.
Deshoin Rowell, 22, of Northfield, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 31, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Among his crimes was setting a guest on fire during a bonfire at his home on July 4, 2021, the prosecutor said.
He was convicted on three separate indictments charging him with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a handgun, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, the prosecutor said.
After an investigation b…