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Nov. 17, 2015 Ali Muhammad Brown Convicted of West Orange Robbery Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an EssexCounty jury has convicted Ali Muhammad Brown, 30, of Seattle, Washington of all counts in connection with an armed robbery of a man in West Orange. Following a two-week trial before the Honorable…
Nov. 5, 2015 Essex County Jury Convicts Man of Eluding Man is charged in three other homicides Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury has convicted Ali Bass, 33, of Newark of resisting arrest, eluding, aggravated assault by eluding and unlawful possession of a weapon –…
Oct. 21, 2015 Newark Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Resisting Arrest Defendant was sentenced under persistent offender law Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Honorable Alfonse J. Cifelli, Judge of the Superior, has sentenced Larry C. James, 41, of Newark to seven years in New Jersey state…
Oct. 5, 2015 Man Sentenced to a Year in Jail for Hit and Run Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Jose Cruz, 59, of Newark was sentenced to a year in jail by the Honorable Bahir Kamil, Judge of the Superior Court, for a hit-and-run accident that…
April 22, 2015 Acting Essex County Prosecutor Announces Crime Victims’ Rights Week Activities Newark – National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the tradition of recognizing crime victims and those who serve them, has been designated by President Barack Obama as April 19 to 25. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office will be joining with other agencies…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Hakim Y. Jones, 23, of Newark was arraigned yesterday before the Honorable Michael A. Petrolle after the return of a 38-count indictment by the Grand Jury. The indictment alleges that the defendant committed aggravated sexual assaults of five women and girls over a 10 day…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Professional Standards Bureau of the Prosecutor’s Office are investigating a police involved shooting. The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 12:30 p.m. on 4th Avenue and North 9th Street in the city of Newark,…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury late today convicted a Bloomfield man of fatally stabbing his estranged wife in her Montclair home. Following a three-week trial before the Honorable Martin G. Cronin, Judge of the Superior Court, the jury found Khalid Khan, 44, guilty of murdering Shazmina…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Honorable Sherry A. Hutchins-Henderson, J.S.C. sentenced Nadiyah Venable, 23, of Newark to 55 years state prison for the murder of Sha-Ron Moens, a 29-year-old mother of three from Newark. On May 15, 2010 a pregnant Venable, accompanied by her then 15-year-old cousin, went to…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Honorable Peter J. Vazquez, J.S.C., sentenced Nolvin Garcia, 25, also known as Jose Elvin Lendos Garcia, of Orange, to 24 years in New Jersey state prison for 1st degree aggravated manslaughter and 1st degree attempted murder in the fatal shooting of Jacques Nelson, 32,…
