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5th Defendant in School Yard Triple Slaying Gets 155 Years

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Jose Carranza, 32, of Newark was sentenced today to 155 years in New Jersey State Prison by the Honorable Michael L. Ravin, J.S.C. for his role in a triple murder at Mount Vernon schoolyard in Newark. Assistant Prosecutor Romesh Sukhdeo, who tried the case, said,…

Jury Convicts 5th Defendant in Newark School Yard Slayings

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Jose Carranza, 32, of Newark was found guilty by an Essex County jury of three counts of felony murder and four counts of first degree armed robbery. He was acquitted of three counts of murder, sexual assault, one count of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit…