Lakewood, NJ
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Wine Chiller Killer Learns Her Fate At The Shore Wine Chiller Killer Learns Her Fate At The Shore
Wine Chiller Killer Learns Her Fate At The Shore A 49-year-old woman was sentenced to 45 years in New Jersey State Prison for killing her wife with a wine chiller, authorities said. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus of Brick Township was convicted during a jury trial of murdering Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus in May 2020, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The Thursday, Jan. 12 sentence will be subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act, meaning that Gavilanez-Alectus will be required to serve at least 85 percent of her prison sentence before she may be considered for parole eligibility. On May 17, 2020, Brick Township P…

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by Jon Craig
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Essex County Man Convicted Of Hitting Baby Mama With Car During Argument Essex County Man Convicted Of Hitting Baby Mama With Car During Argument
Essex County Man Convicted Of Hitting Baby Mama With Car During Argument A 39-year-old man was convicted by an Essex County jury of attempted murder for hitting the mother of his children with his vehicle during a 2020 argument, causing serious injuries, authorities said. Andre Murrill, of East Orange, and his ex-girlfriend had ended their relationship but continued to co-parent children they had in common, sometime before getting into a fight inside of Murrill's apartment where shots were fired on Nov. 8, 2020, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. The argument spilled into the front of Murrill's building, where he got into his …

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by Cecilia Levine
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Son, 24, Gets Prison Time For Slaying Parents, Torching Their Central Jersey Home: Prosecutor Son, 24, Gets Prison Time For Slaying Parents, Torching Their Central Jersey Home: Prosecutor
Son, 24, Gets Prison Time For Slaying Parents, Torching Their Central Jersey Home: Prosecutor A 24-year-old man from Middlesex County has been sentenced to 70 years in New Jersey State Prison for the fiery murders of his parents and another man, authorities announced. Jaree Kitchen, of Jamesburg, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 28 by Judge Thomas J. Buck in the murder of his parents and another man, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. On Nov. 6, 2019, at 3:19 a.m., Jamesburg police responded to 7 Sheridan St. for a house fire. Police observed visible flames exiting the structure of the house. The Jamesburg Fire Department arrived on scene and extinguis…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Violent Offender Busted After Firing Shots From Stolen Glock, Trenton Police Say Violent Offender Busted After Firing Shots From Stolen Glock, Trenton Police Say
Violent Offender Busted After Firing Shots From Stolen Glock, Trenton Police Say A violent offender who is banned from possessing handguns was arrested again after authorities allegedly caught him firing rounds from a stolen Glock in Trenton. Paris T. Mann, 35, was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, receiving stolen property, obstruction, and other weapons offenses, Trenton Police said on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Mann was seen firing rounds from a weapon as officers responded to the area of Stuyvesant and Hayes Avenues, police said. A follow-up investigation allegedly found that the weapon — a Glock 48 .9mm semi-automatic handgun — was stolen. Mann’s charges are …

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by Valerie Musson
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fatal Drug Overdose South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fatal Drug Overdose
South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fatal Drug Overdose An Atlantic City man admitted selling a deadly combination of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl to two Atlantic City men at a laundromat where he worked. One died. Ramon Rivera, 51, pleaded guilty to the 2020 drug-induced death, authorities said. Felipe Popocati Garcia Lopez, 42, died after he and a 39-year-olld man were found unresponsive inside Haps Laundromat on Sept. 23, 2020, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Will Reynolds. Both men were taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Campus. Garcia Lopez was pronounced dead.  An investigation determined that Rivera sold …

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by Jon Craig
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Pair Pleads Guilty To 'Head Shot' Gang-Related Shootings In South Jersey Pair Pleads Guilty To 'Head Shot' Gang-Related Shootings In South Jersey
Pair Pleads Guilty To 'Head Shot' Gang-Related Shootings In South Jersey Two men admitted their involvement in a string of gang-motivated crimes committed on behalf of the "Head Shot Gang," also known as "Front Street." Quashawn Harris, 23, of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty to first-degree promoting organized street crime; first-degree conspiracy to commit murder; first-degree attempted murder; first-degree use of a juvenile in the commission of a crime; second-degree possession of a handgun for unlawful purposes; second-degree community gun; second-degree certain person not to possess a firearm; third-degree receiving stolen property; fourth-degree aggravated ass…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
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18-Year-Old Man Sentenced In South Jersey Shooting 18-Year-Old Man Sentenced In South Jersey Shooting
18-Year-Old Man Sentenced In South Jersey Shooting An 18-year-old man from Gloucester County was sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison in connection with a shooting, authorities said. On Tuesday, Sept. 27, Swedesboro resident Noah Hess was sentenced subject to the No Early Release Act, whereby the defendant must serve 85% of his sentence prior to becoming eligible for parole, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office. Hess was a juvenile when the charges were incurred and was subsequently waived for prosecution as an adult. The defendant ultimately entered a plea of guilty to one count of accusation…

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by Jon Craig
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Man Sentenced For Sex Assault On Bally's Hotel-Casino Housekeeper In Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Sex Assault On Bally's Hotel-Casino Housekeeper In Atlantic City
Man Sentenced For Sex Assault On Bally's Hotel-Casino Housekeeper In Atlantic City A 36-year-old man from New York was sentenced to 42 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2018 aggravated sexual assault of a Bally’s Hotel and Casino housekeeper, authorities said. The sentence follows a two-week trial culminating in the conviction by an Atlantic County jury of Jamel Carlton, of Saugerties, NY, on March 31, 2022.  In addition to sexual assault, Carlton was convicted on burglary and criminal restraint charges. The sentence imposed calls for an aggregate extended term of 42 years in New Jersey State Prison with the defendant having to serve 85 percent of his sentenc…

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by Jon Craig
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced In South Jersey Carjacking: Prosecutor Philadelphia Man Sentenced In South Jersey Carjacking: Prosecutor
Philadelphia Man Sentenced In South Jersey Carjacking: Prosecutor A 61-year-old man from Philadelphia was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey state prison for a carjacking, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 24, Kevin Wade was sentenced for first-degree carjacking, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. The charges stemmed from a carjacking Wade committed in April 2021 in Atlantic City. After forcing the car’s owner out of the car, Wade took police on a chase through Atlantic City and surrounding towns which ended when Wade lost control of the car and crashed.  At his sentencing hearing, Wade requested that the judge reduce his sent…

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by Jon Craig
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Morristown Man Gets 18 Years Behind Bars For Train Station Brick Killing: Prosecutor Morristown Man Gets 18 Years Behind Bars For Train Station Brick Killing: Prosecutor
Morristown Man Gets 18 Years Behind Bars For Train Station Brick Killing: Prosecutor The Morristown man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the train station killing of another man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, authorities announced. Lamar Harris, 34, was sentenced to 18 years in state prison and must serve 85 percent before reaching parole eligibility as per the No Early Release Act on Thursday, August 11, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release. Video surveillance showed Harris, 33, with the victim, Matthew Palla, at the Morristown Train Station in the moments leading up to the Morris Street station homicide around 12:30 a.m. on Mo…

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by Valerie Musson
Vineland, NJ
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South Jersey Man Gets 20 Years State Prison In Shooting Death: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Gets 20 Years State Prison In Shooting Death: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Gets 20 Years State Prison In Shooting Death: Prosecutor A 33-year-old man from Cumberland County was sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey state prison in connection with a shooting death, authorities said. Raheem Jacobs, of Bridgeton, was sentenced Friday, Aug. 5 in connection with the Aug. 11, 2015 homicide of Keon Butler, also of Bridgeton, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. A Cumberland County jury previously returned a guilty verdict on May 26 for second-degree reckless manslaughter following a two-and-a-half-week trial.  The sentence is also subject to the No Early Release Act requiring the defenda…

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by Jon Craig
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Hunterdon County Man Gets Decade-Long Sentence For Child Sex Assault: Prosecutor Hunterdon County Man Gets Decade-Long Sentence For Child Sex Assault: Prosecutor
Hunterdon County Man Gets Decade-Long Sentence For Child Sex Assault: Prosecutor A Hunterdon County man who pled guilty to sexually assaulting a child has been sentenced to a decade in prison, authorities said. Jose E. Vasquez, 26, of Whitehouse Station, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison by New Jersey Superior Court Judge Angela Borkowski on Friday, July 15, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. Vasquez pled guilty to second-degree sexual assault in January and admitted in court to having sexual contact with a child under the age of 13, Robeson said. Vasquez’s must serve at least 8.5 years of his sentence before parole eligibility as per the No E…

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by Valerie Musson