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Newark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a Newark man has been convicted of attempted murder and weapons offenses in connection with the 2025 shooting of a man outside a Newark bar. On August 5, 2026, after approximately two hours of deliberations, a jury convicted Daishaun Mercer, 26, of first-degree…
DetailsJuly 28, 2026 Newark, N.J.-Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced today that a Newark man has been convicted of first-degree murder and weapons charges in connection with a 2024 murder in Newark. On July 24, 2026, following approximately two hours of deliberations, a jury found Shaheed Hall, 36, guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree…
DetailsNewark, N.J. – Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a Cedar Grove man has been charged with stealing more than $244,000 from a charity that provides support for adults with disabilities. Stephen Ferguson, 65, of Cedar Grove, is charged with one count of second-degree theft by unlawful taking and one count…
DetailsNewark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a Newark man has been convicted in a fatal shooting on a Newark street in 2025. On July 16, 2026, following approximately three hours of deliberations, a jury convicted Wadi Brown, 34, of first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, and second-degree…
DetailsNewark, 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…
DetailsNewark, 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…
DetailsNewark, 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,…
DetailsNewark, 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,…
DetailsNewark, 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…
DetailsNewark, 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…
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