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US Marshals Nab Murder Suspect In York For Steelton Strip Club Slaying: Police US Marshals Nab Murder Suspect In York For Steelton Strip Club Slaying: Police
US Marshals Nab Murder Suspect In York For Steelton Strip Club Slaying: Police Exactly 34 days after a 35-year-old man was killed, the 33-year-old murder suspect was arrested by US Marshals in York, Steelton police announced on Thursday.  Kier Hashawn Sims has been charged with criminal homicide in connection with the death of Otilio Lugo-Rivera at The Hideout strip club in Steelton on March 23, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Eyewitnesses told police about the brutal beating Sims gave Lugo-Rivera at the club located at 159 North Front Street. Following the autopsy, "board-certified forensic pathologist, Dr. Wayne K. Ross determined that the cause of de…
Humpback Whale Found In Long Beach Died From Blunt Force Trauma, Autopsy Shows Humpback Whale Found In Long Beach Died From Blunt Force Trauma, Autopsy Shows
Humpback Whale Found In Long Beach Died From Blunt Force Trauma, Autopsy Shows The first whale found dead along the Jersey Shore in 2024 was killed by blunt force trauma, according to a marine animal rehabilitation center. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) released the humpback whale's autopsy findings in a Facebook post on Friday, Apr. 12. The whale was found in the surf near 51st Street in Long Beach at around 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, Apr. 11. MMSC said the whale was a one-year-old male that was 24 feet 10 inches long. The initial findings showed the whale's head had bruises, several skull fractures, and a hematoma. The autopsy also showed the whale suf…
South Jersey Woman Charged In Deadly Beating, Stabbing Of Man South Jersey Woman Charged In Deadly Beating, Stabbing Of Man
South Jersey Woman Charged In Deadly Beating, Stabbing Of Man A woman was accused of beating and stabbing a Mays Landing man to death, authorities said. Eileen Bright, 75, also of Mays Landing, was arrested in the death of 81-year-old Gary Johnson, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Hamilton Township police responded to a 911 call about a dead man inside a home on Lewis Drive at around 5:39 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 31. Officers found Johnson with several wounds to his head and body, and a nurse pronounced Johnson dead at the home in the Woods Landing neighborhood. His body was brought to the South Regional Medic…
Man Beat Friend To Death During Fight At Albany Home, DA Says Man Beat Friend To Death During Fight At Albany Home, DA Says
Man Beat Friend To Death During Fight At Albany Home, DA Says Prosecutors have filed formal charges against a man accused of beating his friend to death during a fight in the region. Albany resident Keron Payne, age 34, was arraigned on one count of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree manslaughter in Albany County Court on Monday, March 25. Police were called at around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, for an unconscious man inside an Albany residence on Clinton Avenue near Henry Johnson Boulevard. Earlier Report: 30-Year-Old Man Killed In Fight With Friend At Albany Home, Police Say The victim, identified as 30-year-old Jieshi Will…
Teen Charged For Hempstead Man's Murder, Police Say Teen Charged For Hempstead Man's Murder, Police Say
Teen Charged For Hempstead Man's Murder, Police Say One week after a Long Island man was found dead in his home, police have arrested the teenager who they said did it. Nassau County Police announced on Monday, March 4 the arrest of the teenager in connection to the death of 61-year-old Adiel Umanzor-Martinez of Hempstead. Original Story: Man Found Dead Inside Hempstead Home Umanzor-Martinez was found in his Maryland Avenue home a week before the arrest, on Monday, Feb. 26. He was in the upstairs bedroom with blunt force trauma to his head and pronounced dead at the scene, launching a weeklong investigation into his apparent homi…
Camden County Man Accused Of Beating Mom Dead Arrested In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor Camden County Man Accused Of Beating Mom Dead Arrested In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor
Camden County Man Accused Of Beating Mom Dead Arrested In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor A man accused of beating his mother to death in Camden County has been arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities said. James Doran, 30, of Blackwood, NJ, was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police in Bedford, PA, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Doran is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of Lillian Doran, 65, of Blackwood on Saturday, March 2, said Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay alongside Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins. On Saturday, at about 10:20 a.m., Gloucester Township police received a 911…
Man Found Dead Inside Hempstead Home Man Found Dead Inside Hempstead Home
Man Found Dead Inside Hempstead Home Police on Long Island launched an investigation after they found a man dead inside a local home. It happened on Monday, Feb. 26 in Hempstead, according to Nassau County Police. Read the new, updated story: Teen Charged For Hempstead Man's Murder, Police Say Just before 11 a.m. that day, police arrived at a home on Maryland Avenue after receiving a call about a man not breathing. They found the victim, a 61-year-old man whose identity has not yet been released, in a bedroom with blunt-force trauma to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the investigatio…
30-Year-Old Man Killed In Fight With Friend At Albany Home, Police Say 30-Year-Old Man Killed In Fight With Friend At Albany Home, Police Say
30-Year-Old Man Killed In Fight With Friend At Albany Home, Police Say A homicide investigation is underway after a 30-year-old man suffered fatal injuries during a fight at a home in the region. Albany Police were called at around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, for an unconscious man inside a residence on Clinton Avenue near Henry Johnson Boulevard. The victim, identified as 30-year-old Jieshi Williams, was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital and later died from blunt force trauma injuries. According to investigators, Williams and his girlfriend were at a gathering with another couple when he got into a physical fight with the other man. Detectives did not…
26-Year-Old Newville Man ID'd In Crash Into Pole On Ritner Highway: Coroner 26-Year-Old Newville Man ID'd In Crash Into Pole On Ritner Highway: Coroner
26-Year-Old Newville Man ID'd In Crash Into Pole On Ritner Highway: Coroner A 26-year-old Newville man has died at the scene of a crash on US Route 11, according to a release by the Cumberland County Coroner on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.  Zacherie Cordell Miller was pronounced dead at the scene at 2085 Ritner Highway/US Route 11 in Carlisle around 7 p.m. on Tuesday.  Zach lost control, went up an embankment, sheared off a utility pole, and then rolled over, according to Coroner Charles Hall. His accidental death was caused by blunt-force head trauma.  He was the only person in the vehicle. This deadly crash remains under investigation by …
MURDER: Gas Station Employee Dies Months After Jersey City Assault, Suspect Charged MURDER: Gas Station Employee Dies Months After Jersey City Assault, Suspect Charged
Murder: Gas Station Employee Dies Months After Jersey City Assault, Suspect Charged A 26-year-old Jersey City man was charged with first degree murder on Wednesday, May 31 after a gas station employee he assaulted last year died of his injuries earlier this month, authorities said. In August 2022, Jersey City Police responded  to a report of an assault at the Shell gas station at Marin Boulevard and 14th Street and found Fardin Ghadamidarounkola, a 55-year-old Jersey City resident, suffering from a serious head injury, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was transported to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment, Suarez said. On Monday May 15, p…
Stamford Man Buried Son's Body In Park, Held Mom Hostage, Police Say Stamford Man Buried Son's Body In Park, Held Mom Hostage, Police Say
Stamford Man Buried Son's Body In Park, Held Mom Hostage, Police Say A Fairfield County man who was a person of interest in the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found buried in a city park has been captured. Edgar Ismalej-Gomez, age 26, of Stamford, was arrested by Stamford Police in a taxi early Tuesday, Jan. 3, after an exhaustive search by officers who went door to door and business to business searching for the alleged child killer, according to Stamford Police Chief Timothy Shaw. The department was led to the child's body after receiving a phone call on Monday, Jan. 2, regarding a kidnapping and a child buried at Cummings Park in Stamford. Offi…
Lehigh Man Dies In Christmas Eve Workplace Accident, Coroner Says Lehigh Man Dies In Christmas Eve Workplace Accident, Coroner Says
Lehigh Man Dies In Christmas Eve Workplace Accident, Coroner Says A Lehigh Valley man is dead following a workplace accident on Christmas Eve, officials say.  Michael David Lugo, a 39-year-old resident of Salisbury Township, was at the NFI Industries warehouse at 9645 West Hills Court in Weisenberg, when he became trapped between a loading dock wall and a trailer at about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a statement.  Emergency personnel on-scene declared Lugo dead at about 11:30 a.m., he added.  According to the autopsy completed Tuesday, Dec. 27, Lugo died from a combination of blunt force trau…
Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner
Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner A 23-year-old Whitehall Maryland man died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a septic truck in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon, authorities say.  Jacob Bertazon was heading north on Barrens Road with he crossed over the double yellow line for an unknown reason near the intersection of Barton Circle striking a septic tanker truck on Dec. 21 around  2:30 p.m., according to the York County coroner's officer and Pennsylvania state police.  Bertazon died an accidental death due to multiple blunt-force trauma, as certified by Deputy Coroner Milly Y…
Child Killed In Homicide Under Investigation In Capitol Heights, Police Say Child Killed In Homicide Under Investigation In Capitol Heights, Police Say
Child Killed In Homicide Under Investigation In Capitol Heights, Police Say A 5-year-old child has been killed by blunt force trauma in Capitol Heights, authorities say. Pradeline Delinois was found unresponsive in the 5100 block of Cumberland Street on Aug. 18, according to Prince George's County police. Delinois was rushed to a hospital in Washington DC, where she was pronounced dead a short time later, officials said. An autopsy revealed that Delinois was killed by blunt force trauma, and police have ruled her death a homicide. The Prince George’s County Police Department investigates all homicides in the town of Capitol Heights, according to authorities. If …
Man Beat On Jersey City Street Dies, Charges Upgraded For Assailant: Prosecutor Man Beat On Jersey City Street Dies, Charges Upgraded For Assailant: Prosecutor
Man Beat On Jersey City Street Dies, Charges Upgraded For Assailant: Prosecutor Charges were upgraded for a Hudson County man after the man he beat unconscious died, authorities said. Robert Stevens, 40, of Union City, beat 51-year-old Anthony Passero on Bergen Avenue between Myrtle and Bostwick avenues in Jersey City around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Passero was brought to Jersey City Medical Center, where he died of his injuries on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at approximately 12:40 a.m., Suarez said. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Officer determined Passero died of blunt force trauma and the manner of death …
Baby Beaten To Death In Baltimore: Police Baby Beaten To Death In Baltimore: Police
Baby Beaten To Death In Baltimore: Police A 6-month-old baby was beaten to death last March in Baltimore, authorities announced Monday, June 12. Police responding to reports of an unresponsive baby on the 1800 block of West Lombard Street found 6-month-old Legacy Bell unresponsive around 11:40 a.m. March 1, city police said. Medics responded to the location and pronounced the girl dead on the scene. Her body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s office for autopsy where doctors ruled the death a homicide caused by blunt force trauma. Homicide detectives are investigating this case. Anyone with information is urged to cont…
Autopsy Results In Mysterious Death Of Baltimore Man Upgrade Case To Homicide Autopsy Results In Mysterious Death Of Baltimore Man Upgrade Case To Homicide
Autopsy Results In Mysterious Death Of Baltimore Man Upgrade Case To Homicide Autopsy results of a man who was found unresponsive in Baltimore have upgraded his case to a homicide investigation, authorities say. Anthony Barksdale, 63, never woke up after being attacked on the 1800 block of West Lexington Street on the early morning of Friday, March 18, Baltimore Police say. Barksdale was pronounced dead after failing to regain consciousness, and his body was sent to a medical examiner for an autopsy. The cause of death was revealed on Wednesday, June 8 to be blunt-force trauma, upgrading his case to a homicide investigation.  Anyone with information on this att…
Poconos Man Charged In Infant Son's Death Poconos Man Charged In Infant Son's Death
Poconos Man Charged In Infant Son's Death A Poconos man has been charged in connection with the death of his 3-month-old son, reports say. Michael Noel Yard, 32, of Middle Smithfield Township, told police that he had left the infant boy’s bedroom for 10 to 15 minutes after feeding him and putting him to sleep on his side last August, LehighValleyLive reports citing state police. The boy was unresponsive when Yard returned, and despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono around 6:40 p.m., according to WFMZ. An autopsy and an investigation spanning several months ruled the boy…
Totowa Trio Charged With Killing Paterson Woman Found Stuffed In Car Trunk Totowa Trio Charged With Killing Paterson Woman Found Stuffed In Car Trunk
Totowa Trio Charged With Killing Paterson Woman Found Stuffed In Car Trunk UPDATE: One of three people charged with the brutal murder of a Paterson woman told detectives that she saw her live-in boyfriend and his father carry a large box from their Totowa home to the victim's car the night she was believed killed, authorities said. The victim, Stephanie DeJesus, 38, had driven to the Gordon Avenue home where Justin Fisher and Joelle Martucci lived with their young son the night of Feb. 23, documents say security video shows. She'd driven there from a nearby pharmacy, according to an affidavit filed in Superior Court in Paterson. Martucci, 24, pulled up afterward…
MURDER: NJ Man Beat GF's 4-Year-Old Daughter Dead, Prosecutor Says MURDER: NJ Man Beat GF's 4-Year-Old Daughter Dead, Prosecutor Says
Murder: NJ Man Beat GF's 4-Year-Old Daughter Dead, Prosecutor Says Charges have been upgraded for an Essex County man arrested in connection with the death of his girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter, authorities announced Saturday. Jamil Welch, of Orange, was initially charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the death of Laniyah Bloodworth, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stevens II, and Orange Police Director Todd Warren said in a joint release. The charge was upgraded to murder after the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office received the autopsy results, showing the child died from blunt force trauma. Welch was babysitting the girl…
Victims Of Triple Fatal Crash Along I-83 IDd By Coroner Victims Of Triple Fatal Crash Along I-83 IDd By Coroner
Victims Of Triple Fatal Crash Along I-83 IDd By Coroner The three people killed in a three vehicle crash along Interstate 83 on Wednesday afternoon have been identified by the coroner. Heath Wilson, 48, of the 300 block of Ruth Road in York Township, died at WellSpan York Hospital at 3:32 p.m., according to a release by the coroner's office. He was traveling along the southbound ramp for Exit 16A- Queen Street in York Township when he lost control of his vehicle-- hitting two other vehicles in the area, at approximately 2:44 p.m., according to the coroner's office. Emergency crews arrived at the scene at approximately 3:02 p.m., according to th…
Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Blunt-Force Death Of 2-Year-Old Child Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Blunt-Force Death Of 2-Year-Old Child
Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Blunt-Force Death Of 2-Year-Old Child A Paterson man was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 2-year-old child. Ricardo Rivera, 30, remained held Thursday in the Passaic County Jail following his arrest the day before, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Her office was contacted by Paterson police after the child was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson at 6:44 a.m. Oct. 20, Valdes said.  An autopsy three days later found the youngster had died of blunt-force trauma, she said. “The subsequent investigation, including numerous witness statements, resulted in the …
Murder, Kidnapping Indictment Returned Against NJ Man Accused Of Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son Murder, Kidnapping Indictment Returned Against NJ Man Accused Of Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son
Murder, Kidnapping Indictment Returned Against NJ Man Accused Of Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son UPDATE: The next step in the high-profile prosecution of an East Orange man accused of killing his former girlfriend and kidnapping their young son this summer was taken when a Union County grand jury indicted him on murder and other charges, authorities said. The six-count indictment returned by grand jurors in Elizabeth also charges Tyler Rios, 27, with desecrating the remains of 24-year-old Yasemin Uyar of Rahway after killing her. Authorities began searching for Uyar and Sebastian Rios on July 8 after he didn’t show up for daycare and she didn't arrive for scheduled work shifts. Tyler…
ID Released For HS Football Player Killed In Fairfield County Crash ID Released For HS Football Player Killed In Fairfield County Crash
ID Released For HS Football Player Killed In Fairfield County Crash A high school football player in Fairfield County has been identified as the teen who was killed during a single-vehicle crash over the weekend. Jordan Martinez, age 17, of Stamford, was killed around 11:30 p.m., Saturday, according to the Office of the State Medical Examiner. His death has been classified as accidental, and that he died from blunt force trauma to the torso and other areas of the body, the Medical Examiner's Office said. An initial investigation by Greenwich Police determined Martinez was driving a 2009 Honda Civic westbound on East Putnam Ave when it left t…
South Jersey Man, 60, Dies Of Injuries Month After His BeatIng, Camden Prosecutor Says South Jersey Man, 60, Dies Of Injuries Month After His BeatIng, Camden Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Man, 60, Dies Of Injuries Month After His BeatIng, Camden Prosecutor Says A 60-year-old South Jersey man died Thursday of injuries he suffered during a beating last month, authorities said. Camden County authorities seek the public's help locating any suspects that might have been involved in the fatality.  Eric Ortiz of Camden died on Thursday of his assault injuries, according to to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. The Gloucester/Camden/Salem County Medical Examiner ruled that the death was homicide by blunt force trauma. Ortiz reportedly waved down a New Jersey Transit bus at midnight on Jul…
Coroner ID's Man Who Died In Motorcycle Crash In York County Coroner ID's Man Who Died In Motorcycle Crash In York County
Coroner ID's Man Who Died In Motorcycle Crash In York County A man has died following a motorcycle crash in York County, according to the area coroner. A helmeted motorcyclist drove through a red light and hit a vehicle at the intersection of East Market and Vernon streets in Springettsbury Township on Wednesday around 8:30 p.m. Emergency Medical Technicians took life-saving measures and he was transported to York Hospital but ultimately the coroner was called. The man was declared deceased at 9:14 p.m. The coroner has identified the victim as Jacob Markwordt, 21, of North Hopewell Township. His cause of death was blunt force trauma. No details a…
Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash In York County Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash In York County
Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash In York County A man has died following a motorcycle crash in York County, according to the area coroner. A helmeted motorcyclist drove through a red light and hit a vehicle at the intersection of East Market and Vernon streets in Springettesbury Township on Wednesday around 8:30 p.m. Emergency Medical Technicians took life-saving measures and he was transported to York Hospital but ultimately the coroner was called. The man was declared deceased at 9:14 p.m. The coroner has identified the victim as Jacob Markwordt, 21, of North Hopewell Township. His cause of death was blunt force trauma. No details …
York Coroner Called To Crash Into Tree York Coroner Called To Crash Into Tree
York Coroner Called To Crash Into Tree A man crashed into a tree and died Thursday night, according to the York County coroner. Crews responded to a single-vehicle crash into a tree in the 650 block of Potts Hill Road in Newberry Township around 10:30 p.m. The coroner was called around 11 p.m. A man was declared deceased at the scene from multiple blunt force trauma at 11:47 p.m., according to the coroner's office. No one else was in the vehicle. An autopsy will not be conducted, but a routine toxicology report will still be done. Police in Newberry Township continue to investigate the cause of the crash. The victim's iden…
Dirt Bike Crash Leaves One Dead In York Dirt Bike Crash Leaves One Dead In York
Dirt Bike Crash Leaves One Dead In York One man has died following a two vehicle crash in York on Thursday, according to the York County coroner. The crash occurred at the intersection of Fulton and East Princess streets around 7:30 p.m. The man driving the dirt bike hit the side of an SUV while trying to pass it, according to the coroner's report. The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. The driver of the SUV driver was unharmed. The crash remains under investigation.
Central Jersey Man Beat Acquaintance To Death With Baseball Bat, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Man Beat Acquaintance To Death With Baseball Bat, Prosecutor Says
Central Jersey Man Beat Acquaintance To Death With Baseball Bat, Prosecutor Says A Central Jersey man is accused of beating his acquaintance to death with a baseball bat, authorities said. Curtis Wright, 57, was charged with murder in the early Saturday morning death of Howard Smith, 53, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Frank LoSacco said. Police responding to a Main Avenue home in East Brunswick on reports of an unconscious man found Smith with signs of blunt force trauma around 6:50 a.m., authorities said. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.  An investigation by Detective Alex Danese of the East Brunswick Police Department and Dete…
UPDATE: Man, 40, Was Beaten To Death In Jersey City Apartment, Prosecutor Says UPDATE: Man, 40, Was Beaten To Death In Jersey City Apartment, Prosecutor Says
Update: Man, 40, Was Beaten To Death In Jersey City Apartment, Prosecutor Says The death of a 40-year-old Jersey City man has been ruled a homicide, authorities announced Tuesday. Benjamin Stone was found lifeless in his Storms Avenue apartment by officers performing a welfare check on April 27 around 1:30 a.m., and pronounced dead 30 minutes later, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Regional Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death to be multiple blunt force trauma to the torso and the manner of death to be homicide. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case.&nbs…