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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Omar Solomon, 24, of Elizabeth with the July 12, 2010 murder of Leon Truesdale. Truesdale, 30, of Newark was shot multiple times around 4:45 am in the 100 block of Newton Street in Newark. Newark Police…
DetailsActing Essex Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has joined the investigation of an assault on a resident of a Newark boarding home. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit is now handling the investigation. A 64-year-old woman, whose name is not being released at this time, was allegedly…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced that approximately 50 Bloomfield College students will visit the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Crime Scene Bureau tomorrow, Tuesday, May 3, starting at 2:30 p.m. for a mock crime scene investigation. Reporters are welcome to cover the event. The Crime Scene Bureau is located at 530 Thomas Blvd.…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today an Essex County grand jury indicted Amir Johnson, 18, for the murder of Luz Hernandez, a 69-year-old Orange grandmother. A five-count indictment returned today charges Johnson with the Oct. 22, 2010 murder of Ms. Hernandez. He was also indicted on felony murder, burglary, robbery and receiving…
DetailsThe Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Police Department are investigating a homicide this morning in Newark. The victim has been identified as Leonard Johnson, 33, of East Orange. Johnson was fatally shot at approximately 1:51 a.m. in the 500 block of Orange Street. He was rushed to University Hospital where he was pronounced…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today an Essex County jury convicted Dr. Raymond Russomanno, 67, of Randolph on four counts of criminal sexual contact on a 27-year-old female patient who came to the doctor’s Bloomfield office complaining of back pain. The jury found the doctor not guilty on two counts of attempted…
DetailsThe County Prosecutors Association of the State of New Jersey, Inc., announced the availability of the Oscar W. Rittenhouse, Andrew K, Ruotolo, Jr., Harris Y. Cotton and the John H. Stamler Memorial Scholarships. The County Prosecutors Association of the State of New Jersey, Inc., is a 501 (c) 3 Corporation, Scholarship Committee, a nonprofit corporation,…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Kyron Washington, 23, of Newark has been arrested and charged with the murder of Arlene Fields, 42, of East Orange. Fields was fatally shot on Thursday night at 799 Broad Street in Newark, approximately 500 feet from Branford Place. A 31-year-old Newark man was also…
DetailsA double shooting at 799 Broad Street in Newark, approximately 500 feet from Branford Place, is being investigated by the Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. One person died and the other was injured, but survived. The dead woman has been identified as Arlene Fields, 42, of East Orange. The surviving victim…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today an Essex County jury convicted Rolando Terrell, 39, of Newark on robbery, conspiracy and weapons charges. The jury deadlocked on four counts of murder, four counts of felony murder and arson. “We believe the jurors’ findings on the guilty counts are appropriate,’’ said Acting Essex County…
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