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Newark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that an Irvington man has been convicted in the fatal shooting of a man in 2023. On July 8, 2026, after approximately one hour of deliberations, a jury convicted Emmanuel Edmundson, 46, of first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, and second-degree possession…
Newark, N.J. – Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that Darneil Thomas, 26, of West Orange, was sentenced to 100 years in state prison for two murders committed in 2022. On June 2, 2026, Thomas was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder,…
Newark, N.J.– Prosector Theodore N. Stephens announced today that Jarell Riles, 35, of Newark, has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for first-degree felony murder, first-degree murder, as well as robbery and weapons offenses. The Honorable Ronald Wigler, J.S.C. presided over both the trial and the sentencing. Riles was convicted on February 18, 2026,…
