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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray today announced that Pierre Deneus, 50, of Irvington has been convicted by an Essex County jury of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl. The jury also convicted him of endangering the welfare of a minor, promoting prostitution, conspiracy to commit murder, witness tampering and hindering prosecution. He was found not…
The new Acting Essex County Prosecutor, Carolyn A. Murray, was sworn in today, Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 4:30 p.m., at the Leroy Smith Public Safety Building, 14th Floor Conference Room. Acting Prosecutor Murray replaces Acting Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino, who was appointed by Attorney General Paula Dow (former Essex County Prosecutor) in January, 2010. Former…
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…
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…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today that Wordell Phelps, 37, of Newark was convicted by an Essex County jury of aggravated assault and weapons charges for attacking a 17-year-old Plainfield boy at McDonald’s in West Orange. In addition to the assault charge, Phelps was also convicted of unlawful possession of a weapon…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Muhammad Ramseur, 25, of Newark pleaded guilty to carjacking a 65-year-old grandmother. When Ramseur is sentenced on March 16, he is expected to receive 15 years in New Jersey State Prison. In a case before the Honorable Joseph V. Isabella, J.S.C., Ramseur elected to plead…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today that the Honorable Peter J. Vazquez, J.S.C., sentenced Kareem Spence, 35, of South Plainfield to three years probation for insurance fraud. A former East Orange police officer, on Nov. 19, 2010 Spence entered a guilty plea to one count of 3rd degree insurance fraud. Citing the…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today that Kenneth A. Duckett, 39, of Orange was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Monica Paul, his ex-girlfriend and mother of his two children. On June 26, 2008, Duckett walked into the Montclair YMCA, where scores of children were swimming and playing, and…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today that the spike in violent carjackings in Essex County that surged during the holiday season of 2010 was largely caused by three separate groups of juveniles who appeared to attack motorists for sport. Acting Prosecutor Laurino announced today that his office will seek to prosecute these…
The death of Daniel Mejia, 23, of Newark has been determined to be a homicide. Mejia was found non-responsive in a parking lot on Honiss Street in Belleville on Tuesday, Jan. 4. at approximately 5:06 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Following an autopsy today, the cause of death has been determined to…
