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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today an Essex County Grand Jury has indicted two men for the April 2010 murder of 91-year-old Robert Foster Nevius of Essex Fells. The nine-count indictment, made public today, charges Reginald Anthony, 29, and Shaun Woodson, 25, both of East Orange, with murder, felony murder, burglary, robbery,…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and local police agencies in the county will be participating in a four-state “Secure the Cities’’ drill in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the New Jersey State Police. The exercise started today and will end on…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today graduation ceremonies for the first class of the Clergy-Citizen Academy will take place on Wednesday, April 6 at 6 p.m. on the 14th Floor of the Leroy Smith Building, located at 60 Nelson Place, behind the Essex County courthouse. Members of the press are welcome to…
DetailsThe Essex County Prosecutor’s Office announced today, April 5, 2011, that pending criminal charges against Jordan Theodore have been dismissed. Theodore, a basketball player at Seton Hall University, had been accused of displaying a handgun during an on-campus altercation on Feb. 15, 2011. A criminal complaint had been filed by a citizen and forwarded to…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today an Essex County jury convicted Alexander Alfaro, 20, of Newark of murder, felony murder, robbery, conspiracy and weapons charges in connection with the August 2007 triple homicide at the Mount Vernon school yard in Newark. In all, the jury convicted Alfaro on 16 of 17 counts.…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today Kisha C. Curtis, 27, of Newark has been charged in municipal court with animal abuse for leaving her one-year-old pit bull unattended at the Garden Spires apartment complex in Newark. The emaciated dog, named “Patrick” by caretakers because he was discovered the day before St. Patrick’s…
DetailsOn Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at approximately 9 a.m. closing 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 on trial for the Aug. 4, 2007 triple homicide at the Mount Vernon school…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Gene L. Muldrow, 35, of Jersey City has been charged with 2nd degree vehicular homicide and driving while his license was suspended – a 3rd degree crime. Muldrow struck and killed Mohammad R. Akhtar, 60, Avenel. The fatal collision occurred earlier this morning in the…
DetailsOn Friday, March 25, 2011, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office will host its first female only youth conference in recognition of Women’s History Month. Over 250 high school students from Newark, Montclair, Irvington, Maplewood, Bloomfield, Caldwell, Nutley, South Orange and East Orange are expected to attend the “Being Inspired & Empowered” youth conference. The goal…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today Eusebio Jacome, a 51 year-old Honduran living in Newark, was arrested for the murder of Miradaliza DeJesus Jimenez, 34, of also of Newark. Jacome has also been charged with two weapons offenses for allegedly unlawfully using a weapon (a hammer) to carry out the murder. He…
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