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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Joseph Melillo, 45, who was homeless but has resided in Newark, was indicted for the November 2012 murder of Therese Diggins, 58, also of Newark. The body of Diggins was pulled from the Passaic River the day after Thanksgiving in 2012. She died from strangulation,…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Felicia Williams, 38, of Montclair was indicted on charges of aggravated manslaughter for the Jan. 13 fatal stabbing of Herbert W. Spriggs, III, 47, also of Montclair. Following an early morning argument between the couple, Williams allegedly stabbed Spriggs one time in the residence they…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel A. DeMaio announced today that Bridgette Rivera, 21, of Belleville has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Michael Perez, 20, of Newark. At approximately 7:57 p.m. Perez was shot on Saturday, April 20, in his apartment located in the 300…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that following a joint investigation by the Port Authority Police of New York and New Jersey and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Fidel Ortez, a bus driver who struck and killed a pedestrian at Newark Liberty International Airport, has been arrested. Fidel Ortez, 47, of West…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an indictment has been returned by an Essex County Grand Jury charging defendant Johnathan Taylor, 41, of Plainfield with the second degree conspiracy, aggravated arson and insurance fraud. These charges stem from an alleged incident which occurred in Newark in March of 2012. On March…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an indictment was returned by an Essex County Grand Jury charging defendant Marc Jackson, 27, of East Orange with the third degree crime of Creating a Risk of Widespread Injury or Damage. These charges stem from an alleged incident which occurred in East Orange in…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Irvington Police Director Joseph Santiago announced today that James Ryan, superintendent of Streets and Sewers of the Township of Irvington, has been arrested and charged with corruption for using municipal property in his personal business. Ryan, 46, of Washington is accused of using two heavy duty construction…
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking assistance from the public in identifying the man in the attached photograph. He is wanted in connection with a March 29, sexual assault of an adult female. On Friday, March 29 at approximately 6:30 a.m. a 28-year-old woman living in Irvington was allegedly sexually assaulted by the man…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury convicted Jaworski Sneed, 20, of East Orange of murdering 47-year-old Daryl Logan of Newark. Following a two-week trial before the Honorable Judge Peter V. Ryan, J.S.C., the jury deliberated for just over three hours before convicting Sneed of murder, possession of…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Honorable Peter J. Vazquez, J.S.C., sentenced Yvonne Walker to 45 years in New Jersey State Prison for the murder of Cassetta Blunt, an 88-year-old woman who hired Walker to cut grass and do other chores around the house. Walker, 47, of Irvington must serve…
