Maplewood Accountant Arrested for Child Pornography

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that a Maplewood accountant was arrested and charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. At approximately 6:30 a.m. a search warrant was executed at the home of Kenneth Mashel, 55, of Maplewood. Two computers were seized and Mashel was taken into custody and charged with…

Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today that Wilquan Williams, 33, of Irvington pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Rasheena McCray of Newark. At approximately 1 a.m. on March 1, 2008 McCray was standing in front of the Tremont Lounge, located in Newark, where she and others had gathered for a…

Task Force Arrests Dozen in Two-Day Drug Take Down

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today the arrests of a dozen individuals, including two members of the Crips gang, on drug and weapons charges. The two-day operation conducted by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office VIPER Narcotics Gang Task Force, the Essex County Sheriff’s Office and the Newark Police Department started yesterday and…