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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today an Essex County grand jury indicted Amir Johnson, 18, for the murder of Luz Hernandez, a 69-year-old Orange grandmother. A five-count indictment returned today charges Johnson with the Oct. 22, 2010 murder of Ms. Hernandez. He was also indicted on felony murder, burglary, robbery and receiving…
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Police Department are investigating a homicide this morning in Newark. The victim has been identified as Leonard Johnson, 33, of East Orange. Johnson was fatally shot at approximately 1:51 a.m. in the 500 block of Orange Street. He was rushed to University Hospital where he was pronounced…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today an Essex County jury convicted Dr. Raymond Russomanno, 67, of Randolph on four counts of criminal sexual contact on a 27-year-old female patient who came to the doctor’s Bloomfield office complaining of back pain. The jury found the doctor not guilty on two counts of attempted…
The County Prosecutors Association of the State of New Jersey, Inc., announced the availability of the Oscar W. Rittenhouse, Andrew K, Ruotolo, Jr., Harris Y. Cotton and the John H. Stamler Memorial Scholarships. The County Prosecutors Association of the State of New Jersey, Inc., is a 501 (c) 3 Corporation, Scholarship Committee, a nonprofit corporation,…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Kyron Washington, 23, of Newark has been arrested and charged with the murder of Arlene Fields, 42, of East Orange. Fields was fatally shot on Thursday night at 799 Broad Street in Newark, approximately 500 feet from Branford Place. A 31-year-old Newark man was also…
A double shooting at 799 Broad Street in Newark, approximately 500 feet from Branford Place, is being investigated by the Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. One person died and the other was injured, but survived. The dead woman has been identified as Arlene Fields, 42, of East Orange. The surviving victim…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today an Essex County jury convicted Rolando Terrell, 39, of Newark on robbery, conspiracy and weapons charges. The jury deadlocked on four counts of murder, four counts of felony murder and arson. “We believe the jurors’ findings on the guilty counts are appropriate,’’ said Acting Essex County…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today an Essex County Grand Jury has indicted two men for the April 2010 murder of 91-year-old Robert Foster Nevius of Essex Fells. The nine-count indictment, made public today, charges Reginald Anthony, 29, and Shaun Woodson, 25, both of East Orange, with murder, felony murder, burglary, robbery,…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and local police agencies in the county will be participating in a four-state “Secure the Cities’’ drill in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the New Jersey State Police. The exercise started today and will end on…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today graduation ceremonies for the first class of the Clergy-Citizen Academy will take place on Wednesday, April 6 at 6 p.m. on the 14th Floor of the Leroy Smith Building, located at 60 Nelson Place, behind the Essex County courthouse. Members of the press are welcome to…
