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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio announced today that six individuals were arrested and charged in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Regina Baker, a 29-year-old Jersey City mother of five. On June 19, Baker’s body was found inside a vacant townhouse on South 15th Street in…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury convicted Marie Jean-Francois, 46, of East Orange of aggravated assault for stabbing her husband. The defendant’s 39-year-old husband had moved out of the house and was living in Irvington when Jean-Francois confronted him and stabbed him multiple times on Oct. 1,…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County Grand Jury returned a 38-count indictment charging Venette Ovilde aka Krisla Rezireksyon and Myriam Janvier with the murder of 8-year-old Christiana Glenn. In addition to murder, Rezireksyon, who is the mother of the child, and Janvier, a friend who shared responsibility for…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Oswald Hall, 61, of Newark pleaded guilty to one count of third degree animal cruelty. Assistant Prosecutor Dawn D’Amico, who handled the case, said on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2012 Hall kicked the dog, Zoey, in the head while wearing boots. Zoey, a small…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Honorable Peter J. Vazquez, J.S.C., sentenced John Staten, 32, of Orange to 18 years in state prison for killing Arthur Downey. In March 2010 Downey, 27, of Maplewood was killed by Staten. The two met through a telephone chat service. Downey picked up Staten…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio are seeking the public’s help in finding the person responsible for fatal a shooting at a Mavado concert in Newark. An internationally known Reggae artist, Mavado, whose real name is David Constantine Brooke, was performing at the Palladium Ballroom, formerly known as…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio announced today that Leon Thomas, 24, of Newark was arrested today for the murder of Ronald Kelly, 44, of Irvington. Kelly was fatally shot on June 1, 2012 in the vicinity of 727 South 15th Street in Newark. Thomas was arrested at…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County Grand Jury has returned a four count indictment charging Haniyyah Barnes, 25, of Newark with second degree burglary, third Degree Animal Cruelty, third Degree Theft and third Degree Criminal Mischief. The indictment alleges Barnes forcibly kicked in the door to the victim’s…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County Grand Jury has indicted Rasul McNeil-Thomas, 20, of Newark for first degree murder, first degree conspiracy to commit murder, first and second degree carjacking, first degree attempted murder, second degree aggravated assault, two second degree weapons charges, and third degree child endangerment…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County Grand Jury has indicted Roberto Ortiz, 32, of Newark for first degree murder and fourth degree hindering prosecution charges in the death of Sylvia Paucer, 37, of Newark. On November 9, 2011, Paucer was found unresponsive in her car on the 100th…
