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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio are reporting two separate fatalities in the City of Newark : The first was a single car crash on Route 21 northbound by the Grafton Avenue exit at 9:30 pm on Saturday, Feb 25, 2012 . A Toyota being driven by a 21…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County Grand Jury has indicted Kyron Washington, 24, of Newark for the murder of Arlene Fields, 42, of East Orange. The Grand Jury returned a five-count indictment charging Washington with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree unlawful possession of a…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Forrest Thomas, 45, of Newark was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Carol Spratt, his mother-in-law. An ailing, 76-year-old woman who was on oxygen 24 hours a day, Spratt relied on Thomas to take care of her. Thomas was convicted of murdering…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Jose Carranza, 32, of Newark was found guilty by an Essex County jury of three counts of felony murder and four counts of first degree armed robbery. He was acquitted of three counts of murder, sexual assault, one count of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury convicted Ahmad Taylor, 21, of Newark of passion/provocation manslaughter for killing a Newark man in a dispute over Nicki Minaj CDs. On Jan. 16, 2011 Amir McLean, 19, of Newark was fatally shot when he and Taylor got into an argument…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Barbara Queen, 75, of East Hanover has been charged with second degree theft by deception and second degree financial facilitation for her role in a scheme to sell fraudulent stock. It is alleged that she worked with William C. Martucci, 69, of Millburn. Martucci was…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray stated today the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has not filed charges against the two students who were involved in an incident that ended with the death of Gian Davis, 30, of Newark. The investigation remains active and ongoing but the preliminary results indicate the two Essex County college…
