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Newark Man Arrested for Murder of Daughter

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyMarch 16, 2011

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today the arrest of Travis Hartsfield, 24, of Newark for the murder of his 20-month-old daughter, Asiyah Hartsfield. The defendant has been charged with one count of murder and is being held in the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark. Bail was set at $750,000 by the…

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Jersey City Teen Charged With Cyber Bullying 2 Belleville Boys

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyMarch 15, 2011

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today the arrest of a 14-year-old Jersey City juvenile on terroristic threats and harassment charges for cyber bullying two 12-year-old Belleville boys. The juvenile, who used Facebook and the telephone to harass and threaten the victims, was charged with four counts of making terroristic threats and two…

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Essex County Jury Convicts Newark Man of Murder

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyMarch 4, 2011

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury convicted Richard Smith, 39, of Newark of the murder of Charles David Mathis, 24, also of Newark. Smith was also convicted of two weapons charges. Assistant Prosecutor Jennifer Handley said the murder occurred on Dec. 18, 2006 at the St. John’s…

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Maplewood Accountant Arrested for Child Pornography

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyMarch 3, 2011

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that a Maplewood accountant was arrested and charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. At approximately 6:30 a.m. a search warrant was executed at the home of Kenneth Mashel, 55, of Maplewood. Two computers were seized and Mashel was taken into custody and charged with…

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Maplewood Man Struck and Killed on Route 1 & 9

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyFebruary 28, 2011

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a fatal hit and run. A 47-year-old Maplewood man was struck and killed while changing a flat tire in the area of Routes 1 & 9 South, near the Pulaski Skyway in Newark at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 27. The victim has been identified as Douglas…

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Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting 14-year-old At Rutgers Library

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyFebruary 25, 2011

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Robert Johnson, 45, a registered sex offenders under Megan’s Law, the state law which requires potentially dangerous sex offenders to register with law enforcement, was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a disabled 14-year-old girl at a Rutgers University Library in Newark. At the time…

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Man Accused of Fleeing to Ghana After Killing Wife Returned For Trial

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyFebruary 25, 2011

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Richard Konadu, 39, formerly of Irvington, has been returned to the United States to face trial for the murder of his wife. Konadu is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, March 3 at approximately 9 a.m. before the Honorable Peter J. Vazquez, J.S.C., at the…

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Third Defendant in School Yard Case Goes to Trial

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyFebruary 25, 2011

On Tuesday, March 1, 2011 opening arguments are scheduled in State v. Alexander Alfaro before the Honorable Michael A. Ravin, J.S.C. at the Essex County Veterans Courthouse, Newark, NJ, court room 1104. Alfaro, 20, of Newark is scheduled to be tried in connection with the Aug. 4, 2007 triple homicide at the Mount Vernon school…

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High Ranking Member of Street Gang is Convicted of Eluding

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyFebruary 25, 2011

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Jahmal McNeil, 32, of Irvington was convicted by an Essex County Jury of 2nd degree eluding. Assistant Prosecutor Lynne Borasio, who tried the case, said McNeil was arrested on June 23, 2010 by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office VIPER Unit at 3 a.m. in Irvington.…

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Man Convicted of Kidnapping 13-year-old Girl Walking to School in Irvington

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyFebruary 24, 2011

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…

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