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Newark, NJ-Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a jury has convicted Armando Villareal Mena, 66, of Newburgh, New York in connection with the 2025 attempted murder of a 19-year-old man outside his mother’s home in Nutley. On October 23, 2026, following a day of deliberations, a jury found Mena guilty of…
Newark, NJ-Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a jury has convicted Antwine King, 35, of Newark, of first-degree murder and related weapons offenses in connection with the 2023 fatal shooting of a 60-year-old man on a Newark street. On October 20, 2026, after three days of deliberations, a jury found King…
Investigation Underway into Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Newark Newark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda announced today that an investigation is underway into a fatal car crash involving a pedestrian in Newark. On Sunday, October 25, 2026, at approximately 2:06 a.m., the Newark Police Division received…
Newark, N.J.-Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that an investigation is underway into a police-involved shooting in Belleville on Sunday, October 25, 2026. Preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 7:45 p.m., two Belleville police officers were conducting a motor vehicle stop at Mill Street and Union Avenue when the driver struck one…
Newark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a jury has convicted James Tolbert, 31, of East Orange, of murder and attempted murder in connection with two separate shootings in 2022 and 2023. On October 9, 2026, after a day of deliberations, a jury found Tolbert guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree…
Newark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that Wadi Brown, 34, of Newark, was sentenced to 40 years in New Jersey State Prison for the fatal shooting of Keion Alston, 20, also of Newark, in 2025. On July 16, 2026, a jury found Brown guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession…
Newark, N.J – Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda announced today the arrest of a Belleville man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of a pedestrian on McCarter Highway (Route 21) in Newark on Sunday, October 11, 2026. Mickael Esteban Barrionuevo Medina, 28,…
Newark, N.J.-Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced today that Shaheed Hall, 36, of Newark, has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2024 fatal shooting of a Newark man who was seated in his wheelchair. On July 24, 2026, a jury found Hall guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a…
