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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced the arrest of Jermaine McMillian, 37, of Newark on first degree narcotics charges. Detectives from the Prosecutor’s VIPER Unit, the major narcotics unit of the Prosecutor’s Office, developed criminal intelligence that McMillian was distributing cocaine in the South Ward of Newark. The investigation resulted in the…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced that two men were fatally shot at approximately 1:30 a.m. today. They have been identified as Alduha Davis, 38, of Elizabeth and Shareef Burton, 32, of Hillside. The two men were shot at 117 Ridgewood Avenue in Newark as they were leaving or going to a local…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced that Stephon Johnson, 37, of Newark was sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey State Prison for narcotics and weapons charges resulting from his January 2009 arrest by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office VIPER Unit. Johnson was a prime target of a long-term investigation dubbed “Operation…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced that Northern State prison inmate Raymond Jenkins, 42, of Plainfield plead guilty today to possessing a cell phone in state prison. According to Assistant Prosecutor Brandon Minde, Jenkins convinced a dental hygienist, who was employed as a contract service provider, to smuggle a cell phone into the…
Opening arguments in the case of State v. Rudolfo Godinez are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2010 in the court room of the Honorable Michael Ravin, Essex County Veterans Courthouse, 50 West Market Street, 11th Floor, room 1104. The case is being handled by Assistant Prosecutors Romesh Sukhdeo and Thomas McTigue. News organizations…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today the sentencing of Eric D. Lunsford, 20, of Newark. Lunsford was sentenced to 35 years for the aggravated manslaughter of Jeffrey King, 48, and the aggravated assault of Everett Stephenson, 33, both of Newark. A jury convicted Lunsford of the charges on Feb. 22, 2010. The…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced that a 16-year-old girl was fatally shot last night in Orange. At approximately 10 p.m. Orange Police officers responded to a report of shots fired. When they arrived in the area of Valley and Argyle Streets they discovered two victims — Swamaiya White, 16, and Myron…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced that Maria Pomavilla, 19, of Newark died from injuries she sustained after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. On Saturday, April 17, 2010 Ms. Pomarilla, who lived in the Ironbound section of Newark, was hit by a motor vehicle at the intersection of Warwick and Adams…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today that an Essex County jury convicted Calvin Garnett, 27, of Irvington on three counts of first degree robbery, aggravated assault and weapons offenses. The jury deliberated for an hour and a half before returning the guilty verdict. On July 27, 2008, Garnett approached the three victims…
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the death of a black male whose burnt body was found on the 200 block of Rose Street in Newark. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced that the body discovered by Newark firefighters this morning on Rose Street in Newark is Melvin Williams, 43, of…
