NEWARK, NJ — Shaquille Hankerson, 30, of Newark, was indicted for possessing a semiautomatic rifle loaded with a high-capacity magazine, several rounds of ammunition and a large quantity of oxycodone, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 14. Hankerson, aka “Jaquil L. Tukes,” is charged with one count of possession of a firearm and […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County man with a previous felony conviction was arrested May 12 for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 13. Farrakhan Lovett, 24, Belleville, is charged by complaint with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Philip Hedgespeth, 45, of Newark, was sentenced to nine years and two months in prison for his role in robbing a barbershop, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced May 6. Hedgespeth previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler to an indictment charging him with one count of Hobbs Act […]
NEWARK, NJ — Aughkay L. Green, aka “K-Boogie,” 50, of Newark, was sentenced May 6 to 30 months in prison for being a felon in possession of two firearms, and for distributing heroin and cocaine base, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Green, a Newark Parking Authority employee, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District […]
NEWARK, NJ — Ricky Terrell, 24, of Newark, was sentenced May 5 to five years in prison for possessing a handgun in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 5. Terrell previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge John Michael Vazquez via videoconference to a one-count information charging […]
NEWARK, NJ — Kevon Anderson, 25, of Newark, admitted illegally possessing a firearm and distributing methamphetamine, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced April 27. Anderson pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden to a superseding information charging him with one count of gun possession by a convicted felon and one […]
NEWARK, NJ — Antoine Hawkins, 31, of Newark, was indicted on charges stemming from illegally possessing ammunition in connection with two shootings, illegally possessing a handgun and possessing heroin with the intent to distribute, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced April 21. Hawkins is charged with two counts of possession of ammunition by a […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — An Irvington man previously convicted of multiple felonies was sentenced to three years in prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced March 26. Sharif Clarke, 39, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti to count one of an indictment charging him with being […]
NEWARK, NJ — A husband and wife were arrested on weapons charges after a standoff at a Hudson County hotel, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced March 22. Rahim Harris, 42, of Maplewood, is charged by complaint with one count of possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. His wife, Haneefha White, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Two men today their roles in a Newark carjacking in which a firearm was brandished, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced March 22. Rakeem McNair, 21, of Roselle, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count each of carjacking and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of the carjacking. Raquin Tanner, […]