NEWARK, NJ — Nasir Williams, 24, of Newark, was sentenced to 65 months in prison for distributing and conspiring with others to distribute more than 28 grams of cocaine base, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Sept. 28. Williams previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Court Judge John Michael Vazquez to an […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Orange Police Department are investigating the fatal shooting of Siam Neblett, 20, of Orange, according to a Sept. 29 press release from the ECPO. On Monday, Sept. 27, Neblett was shot on the 400 block of Central Avenue in Orange. He […]
NEWARK, NJ — Qshaun Brown-Guinyard, 27, of Newark, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiring to defraud two banks of more than $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced on Sept. 29. Brown-Guinyard previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a fatal pedestrian incident, according to a Sept. 23 press release. On Thursday, Sept. 23, Orange resident Donald Banks, 65, was struck and killed in the driveway of his Pierson Street home. The preliminary investigation indicates […]
NEWARK, NJ — A public school teacher from Essex County has admitted his role in conspiring to defraud the N.J. School Employees’ Health Benefits Program with phony claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Sept. 22. Jason Nardachone, 51, of Nutley, who taught in the Lodi School District, pleaded guilty […]
NEWARK, NJ — Wayne Ram, a 44-year-old self-described religious leader, is accused of sexually assaulting a young male who sought spiritual guidance from him, according to a Sept. 20 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. The crime allegedly occurred in Orange on Aug. 7, when the young man met up with Ram at a […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the fatal shooting of Troy Traynham, 59, of East Orange, according to a Sept. 22 press release from the ECPO. On Saturday, Sept. 18, Traynham was shot outside his Chestnut Street apartment. The victim […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced Sept. 15 that Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Deborah Burton, a 62-year-old grandmother from Maplewood, who […]
NEWARK, NJ — Jeffrey Bennett, 27, of Irvington, has admitted 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, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Sept. 15. Bennett pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge […]
NEWARK, NJ — Shatuwan McCall, 20, of Newark, pleaded guilty to firearms and marijuana distribution offenses before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty by videoconference, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Sept. 15. McCall was charged with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, one count of possession with […]