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Newark Man Convicted Of Murder After Shooting 31-Year-Old Victim Eight Times: Prosecutors
A 31-year-old Newark man was convicted of first degree murder on Friday, Jan. 26 for a drive-by shooting in 2019, authorities said.
On May 13, 2019, Kenneth Thomas, a 31-year-old Newark resident was gunned down by Ryan Mwangi eight times while sitting in his car, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens said.
Mwangi fled the scene in a stolen BMW, but was eventually apprehended, Stephens said.
Mwangi was also convicted of multiple weapons offenses and faces 30 years to life in prison when he is sentenced in Mar…
'Dislike:' District Man Killed Cousin Over Instagram Beef, Feds Say
It’s safe to say a DC man did not “like” his cousin’s Instagram post.
Lewkus Turner, 29, of Washington, DC, was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter while armed and other offenses for a mid-afternoon shooting of a family member in December 2021 over a social media post, federal authorities announced on Monday, June 12.
Prosecutors said that shortly before 4 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2021, Turner’s cousin, Vincent Gyamfi drove to the 1600 block of 29th Street SE to have words with him over a social media post he made earlier in the week.
An argument broke out, and Turner left the area, onl…
Escaped VA Inmate Captured In Mexico, 2nd At Large
One of two men who escaped from a Virginia jail this week was captured in Mexico. The other remains at large.
Alder Marin Sotelo, 26, was arrest by Mexican authorities on Thursday, May 4 around 1 p.m. in Guerrero.
Alder Alfonso Marin Sotelo was taken into custody by Mexican authorities on May 4, 2023, after 13:00 EST, in the state of Guerrero. The investigation to determine his exact movements is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/1yUKyd9tgT — FBI Charlotte (@FBICharlotte) May 4, 2023
Sotelo and Bruce Callahan, 44, escaped from the Piedmont Regional Jail in Virginia within hours of one another. …
5 'Diamond Boys' Busted For Boston Home Invasions, Kidnappings: Police
A series of armed robberies, home invasions, kidnappings, and car jackings may have come to an end after five people charged with the crimes, ranging in age from 15 to 20, were arrested, according to officials.
Police were investigating the series of crimes around Lexington Avenue in Hyde Park when they saw vehicles that matched the description of cars involved with previous incidents of such offences around 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, according to the Boston Police Department.
Police arrested five people from the vehicles and confiscated three guns, including one emblazoned with the …
Naked DC Man Fires Shots At Officers During Lengthy Standoff: Police
A D.C. man was apprehended after remaining on a rooftop in a long standoff with officers, officials said.
On September 7, at around 4 p.m., police arrived at the scene in the 1200 block of Jefferson Street, to find the suspect, who fired multiple shots at the officers and forcibly entered a nearby residence, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Witnesses reported that the man, 39-year-old Deandre Bigesby, briefly disrobed and stood on roof of the home, authorities said.
The suspect was allegedly experiencing a mental health crisis, as he…
Fugitive, Buddy Bound Elderly Victim In Gunpoint Elizabeth Home Invasion: Prosecutor
One man was in custody and another at large in connection with an Elizabeth home invasion in which they bound the elderly resident and held her at gunpoint last month, authorities said Friday, April 1.
The elderly victim had been restrained by Herby Desir, 34, of Rahway, and Emmanuel Rivera, 33, of Carteret, in the home on Summit and Colonia roads, but had been freed by a neighbor who found her and cut her loose, Daniel said alongside Elizabeth Police Director Earl J. Graves.
The pair held the victim at gunpoint during the robbery, from which Desir and Rivera fled and made off with the…
