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Authorities investigating fatal shooting in city's West Ward
Police are investigating a shooting that claimed the life of a city man early Sunday morning. Taquan McNeil, 25, of Trenton (Mercer County Prosecutor's Office Photo)According to Trenton Police Lt....
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Attorneys give closing arguments in trail for murder of Tracy Crews
Nigel Dawson and William Brown are accused of the 2008 murder of Tracy Crews. (Submitted photos)William “Paperboy” Brown cared about one thing and one thing only. And it led him to betray his best...
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Nigel Dawson and William Brown found guilty of Tracy Crews murder
A camouflage ski mask with traces of William Brown’s DNA.Jailhouse informants who said co-defendant Nigel Joseph Dawson confessed he fatally shot Tracy Crews, a Bloods gang member and convicted drug...
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Retired Trenton cop donates money to local father, plans to start non-profit
(left to right) Amanda Austin holding Jakalya, one of James Austin's twin daughters, Kim Bellamy, and Luddie Austin holding the other twin Janalya. (Contributed photo)When Kim Bellamy was 14 years old...
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Suspect in Chevin Burgess murder offered plea deal
TRENTON >> One of two men charged in connection with the shooting death of Chevin Burgess, whose badly charred body was found inside an abandoned burning vehicle, was offered a plea deal that...
View ArticleInmate testifies about widow’s alleged role in murder of Tracy Crews
A Pennsylvania inmate testified Wednesday that Sheena Robinson-Crews, the widow of a Trenton gang member, confessed setting up her husband’s Sept. 12, 2008 murder.Maria Cappelli appeared by video...
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Trenton man arrested in connection with Taquan McNeil murder
A Trenton man was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with a murder that occurred last month. Naquan GreenNaquan M. Green, 26, was arrested around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday by members of the Fugitive...
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‘Boom Bat’ trial set to begin arguments on charges for ordering death of witness
Opening statements are set for Thursday morning in the fourth murder trial of a Latin Kings gang leader accused of ordering the murder of a 23-year-old woman to ensure her silence after she witnessed...
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Former gang member testifies ‘Boom Bat’ was two-faced about murder victim
Jose “Boom Bat” Negrete, then the new leader of the Latin Kings street gang, was charismatic. He was also two-faced, a former member of the street gang testified.Jose “Boom Bat” NegreteStanding over...
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Trenton murder suspect offered plea deal in case of beating death
One of two men charged with felony murder for the brutal beating death of a Guatemalan immigrant was offered a plea deal that calls for a 25-year sentence.Michael HolmanUnder the terms of the deal,...
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Murder suspect enters not guilty plea in Trenton shooting death
A Trenton man accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Pinkey Priester entered a not guilty plea at an arraignment Monday.Tomarkus WhitfieldTomarkus Whitfield, 36, was indicted in December on counts of...
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Father admits beatings that lead to 5-year-old's death
Masceo Emanuel was about 210 pounds; his 5-year-old daughter, Diamond Smith, was 33 pounds and didn’t stand a chance.Emanuel, 27, of Trenton, charged with murder in connection with the death of his...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to stabbing girlfriend to death
A Trenton man admitted Monday he pried a knife from the hands of his girlfriend and stabbed her to death after she attacked him during a jealous rage.Jose Delgado-Febres, 39, acknowledged stabbing...
View ArticleCity man charged in death of ex-girlfriend’s brother
A city man charged in the 2012 stabbing death of the brother of his former girlfriend allegedly sexually assaulted his former girlfriend shortly after she was released from a hospital where she gave...
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$1.1 million bail maintained for Trenton murder suspect Naquan Green
A convicted ecstasy dealer fatally shot an acquaintance on a city street during a botched drug deal, and authorities aren’t sure of a motive, prosecutors said.“Only two people know the reason,”...
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Former rival gang leader testifies in trial of Jose ‘Boom Bat’ Negrete
A former leader of the Ñetas street gang testified Tuesday he ordered underlings to beat gang turncoat Alex Ruiz for more than 20 minutes near railroad tracks at a park after he defected to the Latin...
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Two shot, one killed in Tuesday night shooting
A late night Tuesday shooting injured one man and killed a former successful city boxer. Steven Quinton Brannon, 46, was shot in the throat, according to a family member who spoke to The Trentonian....
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Suspect in Chevin Burgess murder offered plea deal
One of two men charged in connection with the shooting death of Chevin Burgess, whose badly charred body was found inside an abandoned burning vehicle, was offered a plea deal that requires him to...
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Trenton man arrested in connection with Taquan McNeil murder
A Trenton man was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with a murder that occurred last month. Naquan GreenNaquan M. Green, 26, was arrested around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday by members of the Fugitive...
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‘Boom Bat’ trial set to begin arguments on charges for ordering death of witness
Opening statements are set for Thursday morning in the fourth murder trial of a Latin Kings gang leader accused of ordering the murder of a 23-year-old woman to ensure her silence after she witnessed...
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