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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Jose Garcia-Lendos, a 25-year-old undocumented Honduran living in Orange, pleaded guilty today before the Honorable Peter J. Vazquez, J.S.C., to aggravated manslaughter for the Aug. 6, 2012 killing of Jacques Nelson, 32, also of Orange. A father of four, Nelson was killed trying to stop…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Essex Fells Police Chief Vincent Kulik announced today that John Mekell, Jr., 46, has been charged with the murder of his father, John Mekell Sr., 69, both of Essex Fells. At approximately 3:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2013, Essex Fells Police officers were summoned to Fellscrest…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio are seeking help from the public identifying individuals in these surveillance photos from the Bergen Street IHOP restaurant murder which occurred on March 23. The IHOP manager, Papa Khaly Ndiaye, 30, was killed and a second person was shot but survived. **…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Honorable Joseph C. Cassini, III, J.S.C., sentenced Jamal Peoples, 27, of Newark to 15 years in state prison for 1st degree robbery and 1st degree aggravated sexual assault. On May 25, 2011 at approximately 10 p.m., Peoples walked past a male and female couple…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Kevin Lloyd, 44, of Newark was sentenced to life in prison without parole by the Honorable Alfonse Cifelli, J.S.C., after an Essex County jury found him guilty of attempted murder and weapons charges. Lloyd was convicted of attempting to murder Terrell Smith, 23, of Newark…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury convicted Nadiyah Venable, 23, of Newark of murder, felony murder, conspiracy, burglary and weapons offenses for the brutal stabbing death of Sha-Ron Moens, a 29-year-old mother of three. In a trial before the Honorable Sherry Hutchins-Henderson, J.S.C., the jury deliberated for…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Henry Milstrey, 46, pleaded guilty to assaulting Robert Kevin Waters, president of the Newark Little League, during a game on June 8, 2011. Following a two week trial and two days of jury deliberations, Milstrey informed the Honorable Thomas M. Moore, the judge presiding over…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County Grand Jury returned an 18-count indictment against Millburn Fire Inspector Peter Dicostanzo, 40, and his wife Angela Discostanzo, 35. The indictment charges the Nutley couple with theft, forgery, and misapplication of entrusted funds for the unauthorized use of money and the sale…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Honorable Peter V. Ryan sentenced Jaworski Sneed, 20, of East Orange, to life in state prison for murdering Daryl Logan, 47, of Newark. Logan was fatally shot on Christmas Eve 2010 outside a Newark grocery store where he worked. Logan left the store, located…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury convicted Kenneth Glasco, 47, of Irvington of 3rd degree leaving the of accident and 3rd degree endangering an injured victim. On Aug. 3, 2011 at approximately 1 a.m. Glasco, who was driving his car, struck then 50-year-old Carl Russell who was…
