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Newark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a Newark man has been convicted of aggravated assault and weapons offenses in connection with the 2024 shooting of a man on a Newark street. On August 14, 2026, following approximately two days of deliberations, a jury convicted Shamsuddin Lockett, 53, of third-degree…
Newark – Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Livingston Township Chief of Police Gary Marshuetz announced today that John Kane, 39, of Sparta, has been charged with four counts of sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. It is alleged that Kane, a former wrestling coach at Newark…
Newark, N.J.– Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a Newark man has been sentenced to a total of 45 years in New Jersey State Prison for physically assaulting a woman and sexually assaulting a minor in Irvington in 2024. On March 7, 2026, Caream Davis, 46, of Newark, was found guilty…
Newark, N.J – Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda announced today an arrest in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 17-year-old girl in Newark on Sunday, August 9, 2026. Erik Montesinos, 26, of Bloomfield is charged with second-degree vehicular homicide, second-degree…
Newark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a Newark man has been convicted of attempted murder and weapons offenses in connection with the 2025 shooting of a man outside a Newark bar. On August 5, 2026, after approximately two hours of deliberations, a jury convicted Daishaun Mercer, 26, of first-degree…
