NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County man made his initial appearance in court on Sept. 17 on charges of illegally possessing a handgun and possessing heroin with the intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Antoine Hawkins, 31, of Newark, is charged by complaint with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — An Irvington man previously convicted of multiple felonies admitted Sept. 14 to possessing a firearm and ammunition, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Sharif Clarke, 38, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti to a superseding indictment charging him with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man and associate of the street gang known as the “Famous Boyz” was sentenced Sept. 15 to eight years and two months in prison for conspiring to distribute crack cocaine and possessing with the intent to distribute crack cocaine and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Jonathan Garcia, aka “Bebo,” […]
ORANGE, NJ — Detectives from the Orange Police Department’s Street Crimes Gang and Narcotics Task Force were assigned to address COVID-19 enforcement and quality-of-life concerns in the city’s East Ward on Sept. 4, according to a press release from police Director Todd Warren and Chief Law Enforcement Officer Vincent Vitiello. On Sept. 4, detectives responded […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man was sentenced Aug. 18 to seven and a half years in prison for drug and weapons offenses, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Terrance Bradley, 28, of Newark, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to an information charging him with one count of possessing with intent […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man made his initial appearance July 20 on charges stemming from a July 9 attempted carjacking in Jersey City during which a victim was shot in the abdomen, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Tevin Browning, 29, is charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit carjacking, one count […]
NEWARK, NJ — A high-ranking member of a set of the Bloods street gang made his initial court appearance July 8 on charges he possessed a weapon as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Farod Baldwin, 37, of Newark, was arrested July 7 at the Betty Shabazz Village Housing Complex. He is charged […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield police arrested Tre Byrd, 19, of Newark, on June 23 for his alleged involvement in shootings that occurred on June 19, according to a press release from the Bloomfield Division of Public Safety. On Friday, June 19, at approximately 10 p.m., Bloomfield police officers were on patrol in the area of […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County man admitted being a felon in possession of three different firearms on three different days in April and May 2019, and to using one of the firearms in a shooting, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced June 15. Samaad Kelly, aka “Spud,” 33, of Newark, pleaded guilty by videoconference before […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County man admitted June 17 to being a felon in possession of two firearms, and to distributing heroin and cocaine base, aka crack, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Aughkay L. Green, aka “K-Boogie,” 49, of Newark, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Katharine Hayden to a three-count indictment […]