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Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Essex County Sheriff Amir Jones announced today that three Essex County Sheriff’s officers were charged with theft on August 28, 2025 following an investigation into the unauthorized removal of items during the execution of a narcotics search warrant. The incident occurred on January 10, 2023, at the apartment of…
Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that Tyrone Cradle, 29, of Newark was convicted by an Essex County jury of first-degree murder and related weapons charges in the shooting death of his stepfather in 2023. Assistant Prosecutors Daniel Nicholas and Brianna Sandroni tried the case before the Honorable Naazneen Khan, J.S.C. The jury returned…
Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda today announced the arrest of a Newark man for the fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend. Kasem McDonald, 42, shot Shaneequah Williams, 45, in her apartment at 89 Astor Street in Newark at around 10:45am on Saturday August 9. McDonald initially fled the scene…
Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that Kendall Howard, 33, of East Orange, has been sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison for shooting two Newark police officers in 2022. Howard pleaded guilty in March to first-degree attempted murder and weapons charges. On November 1, 2022, at approximately 2:00 pm Newark…
Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda today announced an arrest in a fatal hit and run accident that killed a woman in Newark earlier this year. On Saturday April 26, at approximately 4:30pm, Newark police officers discovered the victim identified as Margie Reyes, 53, lying in the street near…
Prosecutor Stephens was one of the many speakers at today’s Essex County Public Safety Youth Academy graduation. The recruits, ages 8-13, spent three weeks this summer learning the functions of the ECPO, the Newark and East Orange police and fire departments, and the Essex County Sheriff’s Office. Congratulations to the graduates!
