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By Robert Florida Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced that Jashon Allen, 34, of East Orange, was sentenced to 28 years in prison following a guilty plea to aggravated manslaughter for killing Daimeir Nelson in October 2020. On Friday, February 17, 2023, Allen was sentenced by the Honorable Ronald D. Wigler, Judge…
Man Convicted of Slaying Mother of Three and Trying to Disintegrate Her Remains; His Brother Convicted of Aiding in Coverup Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced that an Essex County jury convicted Gualberto Lebron, 37, of Newark, for stalking and murdering Julia Vega, his ex-girlfriend, and mother of his children, then trying…
Death of Tyre Nichols and the charging of Memphis Police officers Anger. Hurt. Frustration. These are just some of the many emotions experienced after seeing the brutal treatment suffered by Tyre Nichols during a Tennessee traffic stop. The videos released today are far beyond disturbing; we echo the sentiments of Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.”…
Donna Cameron, a Supervising Assistant Prosecutor in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, was one of only 10 prosecutors from across the nation to be awarded a Rondini Scholarship. The scholarship will fund her attendance at the conference on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Fighting for Change, where prosecutors, judges, crime victims, and others will discuss…
By Robert Florida Acting Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II invites high school juniors from Essex County who will enter the 12th grade in September 2023 to apply to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office high school summer internship program. This four-week program will expose students to careers in law, law enforcement, and government. The program runs from…
