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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Salvador Storch, 49, of West Orange was found guilty by an Essex County jury of 10 counts arising from the sexual abuse of a young family member over a number of years. The jury deliberated for 3 1/2 hours over two days before reaching a…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Omar Bridges, 32, of East Orange was found guilty by an Essex County jury. Bridges was found guilty of attempted murder, aggravated assault, receiving stolen property and multiple weapons offenses. In a separate proceeding, Bridges was also found guilty of being a convicted felon carrying…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that John Staten, 32, of Orange plead guilty yesterday to aggravated manslaughter and weapons offenses for killing 27-year-old Arthur Downey, III, at his Maplewood home. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Staten will be sentenced to 18 years. He is scheduled to be sentenced on…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County Grand Jury has indicted Al-Quadir Williford, 17, of Newark for first degree murder and two second degree weapons possession charges in the death of Dechania Edwards, 23, of Newark. On August 29, 2011, at approximately 11:15 p.m., Edwards was shot in the…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County Grand Jury has indicted Rasheed Bush, 19, of Newark for first degree murder and two second degree weapons possession charges in the death of 19-year-old Daniel Rivera of Newark. At approximately 2:15 a.m. on September 2, 2011, Rivera was shot multiple times…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Michael Gilyard, 33, of East Orange has been indicted in connection with the death of Fred Atterberry, 45, of East Orange. An Essex County Grand Jury returned a three-count indictment charging Gilyard with leaving the scene of an accident, causing a death while driving with…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County Grand Jury has indicted Alberto Nunez, 20, of West Orange for first degree aggravated manslaughter, second degree vehicular homicide, second degree aggravated assault, and fourth degree aggravated assault by automobile in the death of 18-year-old Adreana B. Nelson of West Orange. At…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Elijah Sumler, 31, of Newark was sentenced by Honorable Peter Ryan, J.S.C., to 15 years for second degree conspiracy to commit robbery and a weapons offense. Second degree offenses ordinarily carry a 5 to 10 year sentence but Assistant Prosecutor Justin Edwab argued for an…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Arson Squad arrested John M. McLachlan, 47, of Brick Township for setting a truck on fire in Newark. McLachlan is charged with second degree aggravated arson, third degree burglary and third degree criminal mischief for torching a…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury convicted Edelbarto Padilla, 35, of Highland Park for the murder of Carlos Manuel Freitas, 27, of Newark following a six-day trial before the Honorable Peter J. Vazquez, J.S.C. In addition to murder, Padilla was also found guilty of two weapons offenses.…
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