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Convicted Lakewood Sex Offender Who Shared Child Porn On WhatsApp Sentenced: Prosecutors Convicted Lakewood Sex Offender Who Shared Child Porn On WhatsApp Sentenced: Prosecutors
Convicted Lakewood Sex Offender Who Shared Child Porn On WhatsApp Sentenced: Prosecutors A Lakewood man will spend several years in prison after admitting to sharing child pornography, authorities said. Matthew Robles, 32, was sentenced on Friday, May 3 to seven years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Monday, May 6. He pleaded guilty on Monday, May 15, 2023, to distribution of child pornography and failure to register as a Megan's Law offender. Investigators said Robles was working at a Brick Township business without registering as a sex offender or notifying any law enforcement agencies. Since 1994, Megan's Law has …
Man Sexually Assaults 2 Children In Mount Kisco, Ossining, Peekskill: Here's His Sentence Man Sexually Assaults 2 Children In Mount Kisco, Ossining, Peekskill: Here's His Sentence
Man Sexually Assaults 2 Children In Mount Kisco, Ossining, Peekskill: Here's His Sentence A 48-year-old man with a previous child molestation conviction will spend decades in prison for sexually assaulting two children in Northern Westchester over several years and sending explicit photos to a third.  Bedford resident Felix Barahona Rosales, age 48, was sentenced to 34 years to life in state prison for sexually assaulting two children numerous times as well as sending explicit photos to a third victim, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Tuesday, Nov. 28.  According to Rocah's office, Rosales's conduct began when both sexual assault…
Sussex County Man Gets 6-Year Sentence For Burglary, Theft, Evidence Tampering: Prosecutor Sussex County Man Gets 6-Year Sentence For Burglary, Theft, Evidence Tampering: Prosecutor
Sussex County Man Gets 6-Year Sentence For Burglary, Theft, Evidence Tampering: Prosecutor A Sussex County man was sentenced to six years behind bars for burglary, theft, evidence tampering, and other offenses, authorities announced. Richard J. Dobrowolski, 44, of Vernon, was sentenced to six years in state prison for burglary and theft based on an incident that occurred in Vernon on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said. Dobrowolski also received a three-year sentence for possession of drugs and tampering with evidence based on a Wednesday, March 17, 2021 incident, as well as a three-year sentence for theft based on incidents that occurr…
Elizabeth Man Gets Nine Years For Stabbing Woman: Prosecutors Elizabeth Man Gets Nine Years For Stabbing Woman: Prosecutors
Elizabeth Man Gets Nine Years For Stabbing Woman: Prosecutors A 36-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to nine years in state prison on Friday, Sept. 22 for stabbing a woman last year, authorities said. On Jan. 25, 2022, Juan Abreu-Perez stabbed a woman inside her apartment on South 5th Street, causing her serious bodily injury, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said.  Abreu-Perez was sentenced after pleading guilty to aggravated assault in August, Daniel said.
NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer
NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer UPDATE: A dental hygienist who was arrested in Bergen County after coming from Rockland to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old girl was sent to state prison for what could be less than a year. Dariush Ghamarnezhad, 42, of Pomona was among 16 men from Bergen, Passaic, Rockland and Westchester counties who were busted by authorities during a five-day 2019 sting operation dubbed “Operation Home Alone." Various law enforcement agencies united to nab men who they said tried to lure youngsters into sex through social media. Just about all of them were arrested when they showed up at a residen…
Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minor For Three Years Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minor For Three Years
Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minor For Three Years A 21-year-old Newark man was convicted of sexually assaulting a relative for three years, from the age of eight through 11, authorities said. Luis Ferino assaulted the victim in her bedroom at night when other family members were asleep, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. The girl eventually told a social worker who contacted the Division of Child Protection and Permanency and notified authorities, Stephens said. Ferino was found guilty of multiple counts of sexual assault and faces 25 years to life in state prison, Stephens said.
Ex-Con Charged With Pulling Gun On Lodi Landscaper Ex-Con Charged With Pulling Gun On Lodi Landscaper
Ex-Con Charged With Pulling Gun On Lodi Landscaper An ex-con who'd served time for killing a 17-year-old boy in a Jersey City park was arrested after Lodi police said he pulled a gun on a landscaper cutting grass near his home. Tashawn Lamar Holmes, 33, "brandished a firearm and advised the victim to leave the property" near his Lawrence Avenue residence, Sgt. Dominic Miller said. Officers secured the scene while detectives obtained a warrant and recovered the 9mm Springfield Armory handgun that was used in the incident, the sergeant said. There were no injuries, he said. Holmes remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail, charg…
Ex-Con Dealing Heroin, Cocaine Gets 70 Years For Headshot Killing In Newark Ex-Con Dealing Heroin, Cocaine Gets 70 Years For Headshot Killing In Newark
Ex-Con Dealing Heroin, Cocaine Gets 70 Years For Headshot Killing In Newark A 28-year-old Newark man was sentenced to 70 years in state prison for a 2019 murder, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II announced. In Feb. 2019, while dealing cocaine and heroin near a Newark public housing complex, Watson got a gun, walked toward Fred Sims, a 29-year-old Newark resident, and shot him in the head, Stephens said.  He then stood over Sims' body and shot him 10 more times before fleeing the scene.  In Dec. 2022, Watson was convicted of 10 counts, including murder and multiple weapons charges, after a jury deliberated for an hour, Stephens said.&nbs…
Aunt Who Beat 11-Month-Old Niece To Death At Quincy Home In 2018 Sentenced: DA Aunt Who Beat 11-Month-Old Niece To Death At Quincy Home In 2018 Sentenced: DA
Aunt Who Beat 11-Month-Old Niece To Death At Quincy Home In 2018 Sentenced: DA A 32-year-old aunt from the South Shore was sentenced to 5-7 years in State Prison this week for severely beating her infant niece to death at their family home five years ago, officials said. Shu Feng Hsu was sentenced on one count of involuntary manslaughter for the death of her 11-month-old niece Chloe Chen on Thursday, March 30, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Hsu was found guilty of manslaughter only a week prior.  The Quincy woman was babysitting Chloe for several hours at their family home on Sewall Street when she called police saying …
Bucks Dad Who OD'd While Watching Toddler Sentenced Bucks Dad Who OD'd While Watching Toddler Sentenced
Bucks Dad Who OD'd While Watching Toddler Sentenced The Bucks County father who overdosed while watching his 2-year-old daughter will spend years in state prison, authorities say.  Justin Kearns, 36, of Warminster, was sentenced to three-and-a-half to seven years at a hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 17, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement. Kearns was previously convicted at trial in October for felony child endangerment.  According to evidence reviewed in court, police were called to Kearns' home at the Yorktown Village Complex on Sept. 11, 2020, for a welfare check. The caller told dispatchers she was locked out of he…
Murder Suspect Whose Victim Had Just Been Released From Prison ID'd In Atlantic County Murder Suspect Whose Victim Had Just Been Released From Prison ID'd In Atlantic County
Murder Suspect Whose Victim Had Just Been Released From Prison ID'd In Atlantic County Atlantic County authorities are searching for the man who they say killed a recently released ex-con over the summer.  Isaiah Toulson, a 38-year-old Mays Landing resident, is wanted in connection with the slaying of Charles Wynn, said county Prosecutor William Reynolds in a statement late Friday, Dec. 23.  Police in Egg Harbor Township were called to the 6800 block of Delilah Road at about 4 a.m. on Aug. 19 for reports of a man with a gunshot wound. The victim, later identified as 31-year-old Wynn, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Prosecutor said.  Wynn had just been re…
Bucks Man Who Fatally Stabbed Father Learns His Fate Bucks Man Who Fatally Stabbed Father Learns His Fate
Bucks Man Who Fatally Stabbed Father Learns His Fate The Bucks County man convicted of stabbing his own father to death will spend decades behind bars, authorities announced.  Jordan Kurman, 22, of Newtown, was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison for the April murder of his dad, dentist Gregory A. Kurman, said Bucks County District Attorney Kevin Weintraub in a statement Thursday, Nov. 17.  Kurman must also undergo a mental health evaluation and is court-ordered to keep away from his surviving family members, the DA added.  As Daily Voice has reported, police in Newtown Township were called to the Kurman family home on…
Pleasantville Man Admits Illegally Possessing Handgun: Prosecutor Pleasantville Man Admits Illegally Possessing Handgun: Prosecutor
Pleasantville Man Admits Illegally Possessing Handgun: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Pleasantville man admitted brandishing a gun at a local convenience store, authorities said.  Hector Ortiz entered a guilty plea on Thursday, Nov. 17 to second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun in exchange for a five-year term of state prison where he must serve three and one-half years before being eligible for parole, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.  On Dec. 13, 2021, detectives of the Atlantic City Police Department responded to 2519 Pacific Ave., after they received information that a man was in possession of a firearm in the convenien…
Carmel Man Convicted Of Hitting Wife With Crowbar Carmel Man Convicted Of Hitting Wife With Crowbar
Carmel Man Convicted Of Hitting Wife With Crowbar A Hudson Valley man was found guilty of assaulting his wife in a domestic violence incident.  On Dec. 17, 2020, Putnam County resident Jeff Hanlon, of Carmel, age not reported, hit his wife in the back of the head with a crowbar when she tried to leave their residence after suffering two days of verbal and physical abuse, according to Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy.  After being hit with the crowbar, which left a large cut on her head, Hanlon's wife was able to leave their residence and travel to her father's home in the Westchester County town of Pelham, after …
New Windsor Man Sentenced For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child New Windsor Man Sentenced For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child
New Windsor Man Sentenced For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to repeatedly sexually abusing a victim under the age of 13. Orange County resident Byron Romero, age 36, of New Windsor, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Monday, Oct. 3, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Romero was also sentenced to 20 years post-release supervision. Prior to his release from state prison, Romero will be registered as a sex offender, Hoovler said. Hoovler thanked the Town of New Windsor Police Department for their investigation and the arrest of Romero. “This d…
North Bergen Gunman Sentenced In 'Execution Style' NY Apartment Shooting North Bergen Gunman Sentenced In 'Execution Style' NY Apartment Shooting
North Bergen Gunman Sentenced In 'Execution Style' NY Apartment Shooting A 19-year-old gunman from North Bergen has been sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the 2019 shooting death of a Hudson Valley man. Jayden Rodriguez was sentenced to 19 years in state prison to be followed by a period of five years post-release supervision, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh. The crime took place on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, when Rodriguez entered a Spring Valley apartment building and proceeded to fire numerous shots at Emerson Jean-Baptiste, 20, ultimately causing his death, the DA's Office said. Rodriguez …
PA Woman Gets 5 To 15 Years In Brutal Stabbing Of 68-Year-Old Mom: DA PA Woman Gets 5 To 15 Years In Brutal Stabbing Of 68-Year-Old Mom: DA
PA Woman Gets 5 To 15 Years In Brutal Stabbing Of 68-Year-Old Mom: DA A Pennsylvania woman who pled guilty to brutally stabbing her 68-year-old mother while her children were home will spend at least five years behind bars, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 12. Victoria Longenbach, 40, was sentenced to between five and 15 years in state prison by Judge John Morganelli, the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office said. Officers responding to the attack on the 2600 block of Northwood Avenue in Palmer Township found her mother suffering from a knife wound to the stomach just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, the DA’s office said. Longenbach,…
New Rochelle Man Sentenced For Raping, Sexually Abusing Minor, DA Says New Rochelle Man Sentenced For Raping, Sexually Abusing Minor, DA Says
New Rochelle Man Sentenced For Raping, Sexually Abusing Minor, DA Says A 43-year-old Westchester man will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced for raping and sexually abusing a minor, the District Attorney’s Office announced. New Rochelle resident Jamaal Jackson was sentenced to 25 years in state prison, followed by 20 years of post-release supervision, according to Westchester DA Mimi Rocah. Jackson was convicted by a jury in 2018 of abusing a 12-year-old on these charges: First-degree sexual abuse; First-degree rape; Endangering the welfare of a child. Jackson was arrested on Sept. 11, 2020 following an investigation that was assisted by the NY…
PARAMUS MALL BRAWL: Targeted Victim Beaten By Just-Released Ex-Con, Juvenile, Police Say PARAMUS MALL BRAWL: Targeted Victim Beaten By Just-Released Ex-Con, Juvenile, Police Say
Paramus Mall Brawl: Targeted Victim Beaten By Just-Released Ex-Con, Juvenile, Police Say A man was beaten, stomped on and bashed in the head with a chair during a vicous brawl Friday night in the food court of the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, authorities said. The melee ignited a panic, with people running for the exits -- and some wrongly telling police they heard gunshots -- around 7 p.m.  It also sent the 26-year-old victim from Paterson to the hospital with serious injuries, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Ehrenberg's officers were joined by colleagues from Rochelle Park, Maywood and Fair Lawn who converged on the mall and restored order quickly, witnesses said…
Drug Dealer Told PA Victim She Had 'Real D Not Fetty' Before She OD'd In Hotel And Died: DA Drug Dealer Told PA Victim She Had 'Real D Not Fetty' Before She OD'd In Hotel And Died: DA
Drug Dealer Told PA Victim She Had 'Real D Not Fetty' Before She OD'd In Hotel And Died: DA A drug dealer who will spend at least four years in state prison told her Pennsylvania customer that she was selling “real d not fetty” hours before the victim overdosed in a hotel room bathroom, authorities said. Tasha L. Vargas, 35 of Lancaster, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of drug delivery resulting in death following the fatal January 2021 overdose of a 30-year-old woman at Budget Host Inn in East Lampeter Township, according to a Thursday release from the District Attorney’s Office. Vargas was seen on surveillance footage meeting up with the victim at the hotel for a drug transact…
Two Sentenced For Violent Yonkers Home Invasion Two Sentenced For Violent Yonkers Home Invasion
Two Sentenced For Violent Yonkers Home Invasion Two men have been found guilty and sentenced to years in state prison for a violent home invasion in Westchester County. Trejuan Deas, age 26, and Joshua Emanuel, age 21, both of the Bronx, were sentenced Friday, April 15 for the 2020 home invasion in Yonkers, said Westchester District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah. The invasion took place around 11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, when both men forced their way into a Yonkers home and committed multiple crimes against two separate victims inside the house, the DA's Office said. The female victim was able to covertly call 911, but befor…
South Jersey Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults On Young Girl, Showed Buddy Gets 15 Years South Jersey Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults On Young Girl, Showed Buddy Gets 15 Years
South Jersey Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults On Young Girl, Showed Buddy Gets 15 Years A 28-year-old South Jersey man who videotaped sexual assaults of a young girl was sentenced to 15 years in State Prison, authorities announced Thursday, March 10. Cody Rodriguez must serve the entire term before becoming eligible for parole, under the sentence imposed by the Superior Court Judge Philip E. Haines. Rodriguez in September pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault. The investigation began in March 2021, when Rodriguez showed videos on his phone to a friend, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. That person then told the victim’s parents, who contacted the Pem…
Repeat Child Porn Offender From Bergen Sentenced To 5 Years Repeat Child Porn Offender From Bergen Sentenced To 5 Years
Repeat Child Porn Offender From Bergen Sentenced To 5 Years A Bergen County landscaper who was caught collecting child porn for the second time in a decade was sentenced to five years in state prison. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Jakob Menzo, 33, of Waldwick on June 10, 2021. The investigators found that Menzo “used the Internet to view, download, and possess more than 600 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said at the time. SEE: 10 Years After: Bergen Man Busted On Child Porn Charges Again Menzo was living in…
Allentown Man Gets 3 Years State Prison For Hunterdon County Bank Robbery Allentown Man Gets 3 Years State Prison For Hunterdon County Bank Robbery
Allentown Man Gets 3 Years State Prison For Hunterdon County Bank Robbery An Allentown man was sentenced to three years in New Jersey state prison for his role in a Hunterdon County bank robbery, authorities announced. Felix Gil, 31, passed a note demanding money to a teller at TD Bank in Readington Township and fled with $500 in cash on June 30, 2021, DailyVoice.com reported. Gil plead guilty to third-degree theft on Nov. 19, 2021, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. In addition to a three-year state prison sentence, Gil is forbidden to have contact with the victims, authorities said. He must also avoid the scene of the crime and pay restitution up…
PA Couple Sexually Abused, Filmed 3 Kids In ‘House Of Evil’ PA Couple Sexually Abused, Filmed 3 Kids In ‘House Of Evil’
PA Couple Sexually Abused, Filmed 3 Kids In ‘House Of Evil’ A couple who filmed.their sexual abuse of three child is heading to prison, according to a release by the Bucks County district attorney's office. Leonard F. Hewitt Sr., 51, and Krystyn Anne Smock, 40, both of Bristol Township, committed the acts for more than four years from January 2014 to October 2019, according to officials.  One of the victims came forward in January 2020, leading to their arrests shortly after, the release states. During the investigation over forty videotapes documenting the abuse were found, according to the release. All of the children were under the age of …
Philadelphia Man Freed From Life Sentence, Witness Bribed With Sex For Lies Philadelphia Man Freed From Life Sentence, Witness Bribed With Sex For Lies
Philadelphia Man Freed From Life Sentence, Witness Bribed With Sex For Lies A Philadelphia inmate who served 37 years in state prison walked out of the facility a free man on Tuesday after a federal court tossed his 1984 murder conviction. Willie Stokes, 61, was sentenced to life behind bars after police bribed a witness in his case -- Franklin Lee with -- sex, drugs, and a light sentence in exchange for false testimony in the 1980 case, officials said. A hug from his mom and a corned beef hoagie were what he looked forward to getting most, the Associated Press reports. Lee was being held on unrelated rape and murder charges at the time, and said he "felt weak and …
Area Man Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Woman Multiple Times Area Man Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Woman Multiple Times
Area Man Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Woman Multiple Times A Hudson Valley man has pleaded guilty to stabbing a woman multiple times causing serious physical injuries. Orange County resident Miles Peterson, age 25, of Newburgh, pleaded guilty to assault on Wednesday, Dec. 15 to the June event in the town of Newburgh, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. At the time that he pleaded guilty, Peterson admitted to stabbing the woman on Travis Lane multiple times, causing the victim to suffer serious physical injuries.  The District Attorney’s Office will recommend that Peterson be sentenced to eight years in state prison and…
Bucks Man Convicted Of Raping Girl For Over 7 Years Bucks Man Convicted Of Raping Girl For Over 7 Years
Bucks Man Convicted Of Raping Girl For Over 7 Years A 51-year-old Bucks County man was sentenced Thursday to 10 to 20 years in state prison after pleading guilty to the repeated rape of a woman for more than seven years, authorities said. Joseph Exume, of Morrisville, is accused of raping the girl from the time she was 16 years old in 2013 until she reported it to the Morrisville Police Department in May 2021, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. Exume was subsequently charged in June 2021. Exume pleaded guilty to one count each of rape by forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsi…
Hudson Valley Man Hid 19 Bags Of Cocaine Near Groin, DA Says Hudson Valley Man Hid 19 Bags Of Cocaine Near Groin, DA Says
Hudson Valley Man Hid 19 Bags Of Cocaine Near Groin, DA Says A Hudson Valley man has been convicted of criminal possession of a controlled substance following a jury trial after he was allegedly caught with 19 bags of cocaine near his groin. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Monday, Dec. 6, Cory Williams, age 46, of Middletown, faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in state prison when he is sentenced in February. He was remanded to the Orange County Jail without bail following the jury’s verdict. According to the District Attorney's Office, in December 2019, the City of Middletown Police Department, ai…
Feds: Parole Officers Bust Pedophile Parolee From Paterson With Heroin, Gun, Drug Sales Records Feds: Parole Officers Bust Pedophile Parolee From Paterson With Heroin, Gun, Drug Sales Records
Feds: Parole Officers Bust Pedophile Parolee From Paterson With Heroin, Gun, Drug Sales Records A convicted pedophile from Paterson was charged federally after his parole officers found large amounts of cash on his bed -- and a loaded gun under it, authorities said. Jessie Mayfield, 59, also had 115 heroin folds in a zip-locking bag, a digital scale and a notebook in which he recorded the dates and times of his drug deals, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Friday. Mayfield began dealing drugs sometime after his release from state prison in November 2019, authorities said. Records show he'd served three years and eight months for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl and 12-y…
Man Sentenced For Stealing $103,050 From Woman In Area Man Sentenced For Stealing $103,050 From Woman In Area
Man Sentenced For Stealing $103,050 From Woman In Area A career criminal from Long Island who was busted by undercover police officers after scamming an 85-year-old Hudson Valley woman out of more than $100,000 has been sentenced after being convicted by a jury on multiple charges, the Putnam County District Attorney’s Office announced. Suffolk County resident James Mcinerney, of Coram, was convicted following a jury trial of second-degree grand larceny, attempted grand larceny, and resisting arrest following a months-long scheme that saw him bilk a Cold Spring woman out of tens of thousands of dollars. On Tuesday, Nov. 16, Putnam County Distri…