An Essex County petit jury began its deliberations today in the trial of Travis Hartsfield (pictured left), a 25-year old Newark man accused of murdering his 20-month old daughter, Asiyah. During closing arguments, the State displayed images of the baby lying on the autopsy table with knuckle bruises on her tiny chest. The pictures were… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Homicide, Assault & Threat Crimes
Manslaughter Charge Filed Against Prospect Park Mother for Death of Her Son
Karen Stewart, a 24-year old woman from the Borough of Prospect Park, has now also been charged with Aggravated Manslaughter in connection with the death of her four-month old son last week, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. Stewart (pictured left) has been incarcerated at the Passaic County jail since her arrest last week.… Continue Reading
Jersey City Man Charged With Attempted Murder of Ex-Wife’s New Boyfriend
Carlos Victoriano, a 27-year old Jersey City man, was arrested last night following an incident with his ex-wife’s new boyfriend at a Hackensack laundromat. According to law enforcement officials, Victoriano allegedly appeared at a Sussex Street laundromat Sunday night, where he encountered his ex-wife’s new boyfriend, a 39-year old Hackensack resident (whose identity has been… Continue Reading
Simple Assault Charge Filed Against Drunk Hoboken Man Who Slapped Bouncer
A criminal charge for Simple Assault has been filed against a 38-year old Hoboken man as a result of an alleged incident that transpired at approximately 12:30am on Sunday. Officers from the Hoboken Police Department were apparently summoned to a River Avenue hotel bar Sunday morning on the report of an intoxicated man hitting a… Continue Reading
Attempted Murder Charges Filed in Case of Sheriff’s Officer Shooting
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray announced yesterday that charges had been filed against Rasul Burt, a 30-year old East Orange man, who is alleged to have opened fire on an off-duty Essex County Sheriff’s Officer outside of the Mercedes & Minks Cocktail Lounge in Newark just before 2am. Burt and another man were purportedly… Continue Reading
