An East Orange NJ man was convicted of attacking his sister after she asked him to watch their mentally challenged brother for a week. 59-year-old Levi Johnson attacked Beatrice East in their deceased mother’s North Walnut Street home. Ms. East is a Newark school teacher. According to prosecutors, she suffered multiple fractures to her face… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Homicide, Assault & Threat Crimes
Newark NJ Hit with String of Murders in Same Day
In a violent series of attacks occurring over a 12-hour period in Newark NJ, four (4) people were killed and two (2) more people were injured. So far this year, Newark has been besieged by a wave of violence. The city’s homicide total has already reached 82, up from 72 at this same point last… Continue Reading
Hawthorne NJ Man Accused of Making Threatening Phone Call to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
A Hawthorne NJ man pleaded guilty to federal charges of making a threatening phone call to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. A federal judge in U.S. District Court in Newark NJ accepted 28-year-old Ronnie McMillian Jr.’s plea agreement. Mr. McMillian admitted making the call to Mr. Jindal last September. According to authorities, Mr. McMillian left a… Continue Reading
Man Accused of Killing Villanova Student in Montclair NJ Rejects Plea Offer
A man accused of shooting and killing a Villanova student in Montclair NJ last summer turned down a plea offer and will go to trial. Appearing in Essex County Superior Court, 22-year-old Ernest Williams Jr. rejected a deal that would have called for him to serve 25 years in prison in return for pleading guilty… Continue Reading
Elizabeth NJ Man Gets Murder Conviction Overturned After 20 Years in NJ State Prison
An Elizabeth NJ man convicted of murder nearly 20 years ago has been exonerated. October 28, 2013 was a momentous day in the life of Gerard Richardson, a man who has served nearly 20 years in prison after being convicted ofmurder in 1995. Mr. Richardson, now 48 years old, had been convicted of killing 19-year-old… Continue Reading
