NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County jury has convicted Jeremy Arrington, 31, of a triple murder, according to a March 5 press release from the ECPO. He was convicted of murdering a female college student, as well as two children. The two children, Ariel Little Whitehurst, age 7, and her 11-year-old brother, Al-Jahon Whitehurst, were […]
WEST ORANGE / MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of a still unidentified male, according to a March 5 press release from the ECPO. The victim was found by hikers on March 4 on a hiking trail at Eagle Rock Reservation on the West […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County jury has convicted James Pilotti, 43, of Union City, of kidnapping, aggravated assault, weapons charges and strangulation, according to a March 4 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Following a trial before Superior Court Judge Harold Fullilove Jr., the jury convicted Pilotti of kidnapping, aggravated assault, three […]
NEWARK, NJ — Andy Cook, 23, of Newark, has been charged with a carjacking that occurred in Montclair, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Feb. 28. Cook is charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit carjacking, one count of carjacking and one count of conspiracy to use a firearm during a crime […]
NEWARK, NJ — Hakir Brown, 27, Newark, has admitted to scheming with at least one U.S. Postal Serviceemployee and others to steal credit cards from the mail and use the stolen cards for hundreds of thousands of dollars of retail and online purchases, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced Feb. 25. He pleaded guilty […]
NEWARK, NJ — Shanile Lyle, 28, of Orange, has admitted to transmitting the proceeds of a fraudulent scheme in which elderly victims were falsely told that they had won large sums of money in a lottery sweepstakes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Feb. 17. Lyle pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Julian […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Feb. 16, at approximately 9:55 a.m., a good Samaritan called Maplewood police headquarters and reported that a male in the area of Hughes and Jacoby streets had possibly been shot, according to a press release from the Maplewood Police Department. Upon arrival, patrols located the victim in that area. He was […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Feb. 15, the Maplewood Police Department released an update detailing the incident that occurred at Columbia High School on Jan. 31 at approximately noon, in which the school entered a “code yellow,” aka shelter in place, in response to a fight between students. The MPD Detective Bureau conducted an investigation related […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Belleville man has admitted using a web-based application to distribute multiple images and videos of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Feb. 15. Mauricio Calderon, 51, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an information charging him with one count of distribution of […]
NEWARK, NJ — Jeffrey Bennett, 27, of Irvington, has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal checkbooks and credit cards from the mail; deposit fraudulent checks, including pandemic relief checks; and use stolen credit cards without authorization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Feb. 14. Bennett previously […]