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Feb. 1, 2016 Jury Convicts Woman of Reckless Manslaughter in Super Bowl Sunday Killing Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury has convicted Amber Brooks, 21, of Newark of reckless manslaughter for fatally shooting Michael Brown, 49, of Newark. Following a three week trial before the…
DetailsJan. 21, 2016 North Bergen Man Sentenced to 20 Years in State’s First Human Trafficking Case Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Charles P. Torres, 56, of North Bergen was sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison, with a 20-year period of parole ineligibility, after pleading guilty…
DetailsJan. 21, 2016 Ali Muhammad Brown Sentenced to 36 ½ Years for West Orange Robbery Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Ali Muhammad Brown, 31, of Seattle, Washington was sentenced yesterday to 36 years and six months in New Jersey State Prison by the Honorable Michael Petrolle, Judge of…
DetailsJan. 20, 2016 Firefighter Pleads Guilty Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Latina Byrd, a 14-year veteran of the Newark fire department, pled guilty to hindering, a disorderly persons offense. Byrd was responsible for managing a fund that firefighters pooled together to help pay for cable, supplies and other incidental…
DetailsJan. 20, 2016 Belleville Man Found Guilty of Armed Robbery and Aggravated Assault Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury has convicted Freddies Cresporios, 21, of Belleville of eight counts, including robbery, aggravated assault and weapons charges all linked to two separate attacks in Newark. Assistant…
DetailsJan. 15, 2016 Former Chairwoman of Rutgers University Philosophy Department Sentenced to 12 Years for Raping Disabled Man Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Honorable Siobhan Teare, Judge of the Superior Court, has sentenced the former Chairwoman of the Rutgers University Philosophy Department to 12 years in New…
DetailsJan. 6, 2016 Man Enters Guilty Plea to Eluding Charges Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Freddie Wright, 23, of Newark pled to eluding and other charges yesterday just as his trial was scheduled to begin before the Honorable Martin G. Cronin, Judge of the Superior Court. Under the…
DetailsDec. 18, 2015 Newark Man Sentenced to 20 years for Aggravated Assault and Eluding Defendant fled from police on Irvine Turner Boulevard Newark — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Ali Bass, 33, of Newark was sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison by the Honorable Alfonse J. Cifelli,…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury has convicted Eddie Roberson, 31, of Newark of the February 2013 murder of Talif Crowley, 38, of Bloomfield following a two-week trial before the Honorable Alfonse J. Cifelli, Judge of the Superior Court. According to Assistant Prosecutor Adam B. Wells, Roberson…
DetailsDec. 14, 2015 Montclair Man Sentenced to 50 years for Killing Villanova Student Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Honorable Carolyn Wright, Judge of the Superior Court, sentenced Ernest Williams, 24, of Montclair, to 50 years in New Jersey State Prison for killing Villanova student Brian Schiavetti, 21,…
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