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Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that Torean Nixon, 41, of Newark, has been convicted of sexually assaulting a minor. Nixon was found guilty of two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, and two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The case was…
Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a jury has convicted Matthew Colon, 24, and Tashauna Hairston, both of Newark on charges stemming from a fatal shooting that occurred in Newark in 2022. Colon and Hairston were each found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, and two counts of first-degree…
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Community Justice Unit held its annual “What’s It All About? Youth Conference” on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark. The conference was open to middle school students in grades 7 through 9 from across Essex County. This year, approximately 400 students…
Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a Newark man has been sentenced to 61 ½ years in state prison for two separate shootings, including one that resulted in the death of a man in 2023. The Honorable Judge Patrick J. Arre, J.S.C., presided over both the trial and the sentencing. On April 17,…
Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda announced today an investigation into a fatal shooting that resulted in the deaths of two men and injured two others on Wednesday December 10, 2025. The shooting happened in a studio used to record music videos at 790 Clinton Avenue. Newark Police arrived…
Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Livingston Police Chief Gary Marshuetz today announced that two men have been charged in connection with the fatal overdose death of a Livingston man. Erick Peguero, 36, Paterson, and his twin brother, Esteven Peguero, 36, of Clifton, are each charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced deaths,…
Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that an Irvington man was sentenced on November 21, 2025, to 34½ years in prison for first-degree kidnapping, first-degree aggravated sexual assault while armed with a knife, third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and fourth-degree aggravated assault. Kervin Joseph-Michel, 43, was convicted on February 8,…
Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Essex County Sheriff Amir Jones announced today that the Essex County Crime Stoppers Program has increased the reward to up to $20,000 for information leading to an arrest in the fatal shooting that claimed the lives of three people and injured two others in Newark on November 15, 2025.…
Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II today announced that Terrence Mells, 42, of Newark was convicted by an Essex County jury of three counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, three counts of second-degree sexual assault, one count of third-degree aggravated criminal sexual assault, three counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and…
Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced on November 12, 2025, that Javier Freire-Ramos, 42, of Newark was convicted by an Essex County jury of two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, three counts of second-degree sexual assault by contact, and one count of endangering the welfare of a child. Assistant Prosecutors Logan Teisch and…
