After a recent shooting in Newark, New Jersey involving five victims, which left two dead and three injured, police have reportedly identified the son of a Newark imam as the suspected target. According to officials from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, the shooting occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21st in the vicinity… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Homicide, Assault & Threat Crimes
Update: Police Identify Additional Suspect in Paterson Carjacking, Attempted Murder Case
In an update on a previous post, an additional man has been identified by police in connection with a carjacking that occurred in Paterson, New Jersey shortly before the New Year. The carjacking was executed near 4th Avenue and East 23rd Street in Paterson on December 29th at approximately 8:15 p.m. The perpetrators reportedly used… Continue Reading
Appellate Court Overturns Newark Man’s Manslaughter Conviction
After a New Jersey State Appeals Court overturned the sentence of a man found guilty on manslaughter charges in 2010, the case will be heard in a new trial conducted in Essex County Superior Court. On Friday, January 17th, an appellate panel composed of three judges decided that the trial of 34-year-old former Newark resident… Continue Reading
Essex County Corrections Officer on Trial for Aggravated Assault, Official Misconduct
An Essex County Corrections Officer is currently undergoing criminal proceedings in Essex County Superior Court on charges for aggravated assaultas well as official misconduct, after allegedly assaulting an inmate at the Essex County jail. According to prosecutors, 40-year-old Essex Corrections Officer Carlton Clark is accused of assaulting female inmate, Emirlene Philemon, in an incident that… Continue Reading
Police Apprehend Man Wanted for Fatal Shooting in Newark
Officers from the Newark Police Department recently arrested a man in connection with an open homicide investigation. He now faces charges for murder, kidnapping, burglary, and multiple weapons offenses. 25-year-old Dwayne Campbell, of Orange, New Jersey, is accused of fatally shooting 35-year-old Ricardo Brown on Nov. 11, 2013 in the vicinity of Chester and Riverside… Continue Reading
