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Newark, N.J. – Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Essex County Sheriff Amir Jones are urging the public to remain vigilant following reports of a bail scam targeting the families recently arrested individuals. Scammers are posing as law enforcement officers, attorneys, or court personnel and demanding bail payments through mobile payment apps such…
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…
July 28, 2026 Newark, N.J.-Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced today that a Newark man has been convicted of first-degree murder and weapons charges in connection with a 2024 murder in Newark. On July 24, 2026, following approximately two hours of deliberations, a jury found Shaheed Hall, 36, guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree…
Newark, N.J. – Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Cedar Grove Chief of Police Frank Pumphrey announced today that a Cedar Grove man has been charged with stealing more than $244,000 from a charity that provides support for adults with disabilities. Stephen Ferguson, 65, of Cedar Grove, is charged with one count of second-degree…
Newark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a Newark man has been convicted in a fatal shooting on a Newark street in 2025. On July 16, 2026, following approximately three hours of deliberations, a jury convicted Wadi Brown, 34, of first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, and second-degree…
Newark, N.J.-Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a Newark man has pleaded guilty to narcotics and gun possession charges stemming from a 2025 Narcotics Task Force investigation. On Wednesday, July 15, 2026, Edward Thompson, 47, of Newark pleaded guilty to first-degree maintaining or operating a controlled dangerous substance production facility and second-degree…
