As a follow-up to a previous post regarding the first murder in Essex Fells in over 30 years, the Newark man who pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and conspiracy to commitburglary charges in connection with the case, was recently sentenced in Essex County Superior Court. After accepting a plea agreement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Homicide, Assault & Threat Crimes
Essex County Registered Sex Offender Facing New Aggravated Assault, Weapons Charges
After multiple convictions in Essex County for criminal sexual contact and aggravated sexual assault offenses, a New Jerseyregistered sex offender is now facing charges for aggravated assault as well as weapons offenses. According to officials from the New Jersey State Police Department, 31-year-old former North Brunswick resident Basir Loyal was previously convicted twice in Essex… Continue Reading
Local Man Charged With Assault, Weapons Offenses After Fight Outside Paterson Bar
As the result of a recent altercation outside of a bar in Paterson, New Jersey, a local man is facing charges for aggravated assault andweapons offenses. According to Sergeant Davis Rios of the Paterson Police Department, 21-year old Paterson resident Eddy Calderas is accused of stabbing two other men with a “butterfly” knife after an… Continue Reading
Conviction for Essex County Corrections Officer in Aggravated Assault Case
In a follow-up to an ongoing case involving a New Jersey Corrections Officer on trial for aggravated assault and official misconduct charges, the defendant was recently found guilty by a jury in Essex County Superior Court. 40-year-old Essex Corrections Officer Carlton Clark was facing charges in connection with the alleged assault of a female inmate… Continue Reading
Man Accused of Steak-Knife Stabbing Receives 30-Year Plea Offer from Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office recently offered a plea agreement to a man from Totowa, New Jersey who is currently facing charges for first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. During the arraignment hearing of 20-year-old Totowa resident Jonathan Lafontaine, which was held in… Continue Reading
