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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…
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,…
Newark, N.J.-Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda announced today that a suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the lives of two female pedestrians in Newark on Saturday, June 20, 2026. David J. Zapata-Vera, 26, of Newark, surrendered to police on…
Newark, N.J. –Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that an Irvington man has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison for the sexual assault of a 10-year-old victim. Assistant Prosecutor Cynthia Teller and Assistant Prosecutor Steven Paskowitz tried the case before the Honorable Michael L. Ravin J.S.C., who also presided over…
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 hit-and-run crash that claimed the lives of two female pedestrians in Newark on Saturday, June 20, 2026. At approximately 11:00 p.m., Newark Police received a report that two female…
Newark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a Bloomfield teacher has been charged in connection with the sexual assault of a former student. Daniel Burbank, 37, of Monroe Township, a teacher and band director at Bloomfield Middle School and assistant band director at Bloomfield High School was arrested on Friday,…
Newark, N.J.-Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a Newark man has been convicted in connection with a 2022 fatal shooting in West Orange. On June 4, 2026, after six days of deliberations, a jury convicted Kocou Anani, 26, of second-degree aggravated assault and second-degree conspiracy to commit aggravated assault. He was…
Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a jury has convicted Darneil Thomas, 26, of West Orange, for his role in two separate murders that occurred in East Orange and Orange in 2022. Thomas was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, two…
