Man Fatally Stabs Stepdaughter, 20, Before Slashing Himself In New Brunswick: Prosecutor
A man from Central Jersey has been charged with fatally stabbing his stepdaughter before slashing himself, authorities said.
Lissi Rodriguez-Sanchez, 20, of New Brunswick. was killed in the stabbing, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, at 9:12 a.m.., authorities responded to 37 Juliet Street after receiving the report that there were two injured people. Police found Rodriguez-Sanchez and Teodulo Habana, 64, of New Brunswick.
Rodriguez-Sanchez had multiple stab wounds and ultimately succumbed to her injuries and was pron…
Double Murder-suicide: Three Dead In New Brunswick Stabbing
Three people died in what police are calling a double murder-suicide in New Brunswick.
Eduardo Mateo Lorenzo, 26, allegedly stabbed Gabriela De La Cruz Camero, 22, and Jesus Antonio-Salazar, 25, before taking his own life on Saturday, Oct. 21, around 11 p.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.
De La Cruz Camero was found with multiple stab wounds at Feaster Park, near Handy Street and Throop Avenue, Ciccone said alongside local police. She was taken to the hospital where she died.
Antonio-Salazar was found in the same area with multiple stab wounds, and pronounced …
Former Employees Forged Over $65K In Checks From Somerset County Contracting Firm: Prosecutor
Two former workers at a contracting firm in Somerset County were arrested for allegedly forging checks from their employer and making more than $65,000 in unauthorized purchases.
Carlos R. Escobar, 38, of Jefferson Avenue in North Plainfield, and Ciro A. Saenz-Puentes, 44, of Remson Avenue in New Brunswick, were each charged with theft by deception, forgery, and uttering a false document, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said in a release on Monday, Sept. 25.
Escobar and Saenz-Puentes became the center of an investigation when the owner of the contracting company they were former…
Pair Charged With Attempted Murder For Firing At Vehicle In Somerset County: Prosecutor
Two suspects were arrested and charged with attempted murder for firing at a vehicle in Somerset County last year, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 15.
Ikeem Thomas, 20, of Covington, Georgia, and Josiah T. Talbert, 20, of Somerset, were each charged with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, and various weapons offenses stemming from an incident in which they fired at a vehicle near Sunny Slope Road in Bridgewater around 3:30 p.m. on March 1, 2022, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.
No injuries were reported in the shooting, detectives s…
South Carolina Man Guilty Of Killing Central Jersey Speedway Worker During Robbery: Prosecutor
A South Carolina man was found guilty of fatally shooting a Speedway Gas Station employee during an armed robbery in Edison, authorities said.
Marcus A. Wright, 27, was convicted on Tuesday, Sept. 12 by a jury of the murder of John Bertram, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
The murder occurred on Dec. 20, 2018.
Bertram was shot to death while working as an employee of the Speedway Gas Station on Amboy Avenue, in Edison.
On Jan. 3, 2019, Wright was located in Beaufort, South Carolina and placed under arrest.
Wright was charged with f…
