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Trenton man arrested for murder of Edwin Saddler
Akee HarrisA city man was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the stabbing death of 22-year-old Edwin Saddler. Akee Harris, 26, of Ellsworth Avenue, is charged with murder and weapons offenses in...
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Police arrest suspect in Trenton stabbing death
By Sulaiman Abdur-RahmanEdward Kevin Nock (contributed photo)Police solved one of the city’s recent murder cases Thursday as county and federal officers tracked down and arrested the suspected killer...
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Man arrested in Virginia for murder of Harvey Sharp
Harvey SharpA man was arrested in Virginia Thursday afternoon and charged in connection with the murder of 29-year-old Harvey Sharp. Horace Gordon was arrested around 3:10 p.m. Thursday by members of...
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The state of gangs in Trenton
This picture of a banner in memorial of Jah’vae Minney was shared on social media after his death.After 16-year-old Jah’vae Minney was shot and killed, pictures of him fanning cash and flashing street...
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Judge ponders request to wrap all charges together in homicide trial
Louis Bryan AlvarezA judge has said he is “inclined” to deny prosecutors’ request to try Masiyah Howard together on unrelated robbery and murder counts rather than at separate trials.The teenage Howard...
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Defense attorney: Akee Harris acted in self-defense during murder of Edwin...
Akee HarrisThe brother of a city man accused of fatally stabbing a former Trenton Central High School football player last month said Wednesday his brother is not a violent person and was defending...
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Accused murderer who fled to Virginia still looking to retain attorney
Horace Gordon (COURTESY OF SOUTHSIDE REGIONAL JAIL)The suspect accused of fatally shooting a Trenton man on his birthday had his bail hearing postponed for the second time in as many weeks.Horace...
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Trenton man with violent past dies in city shooting
By Trentonian reporter Sulaiman Abdur-RahmanA 28-year-old city man who had recently served time in prison for shooting a rival gang member died Saturday afternoon hours after someone had shot him,...
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Trenton man indicted in connection with stabbing death of Alberto Saquic
Ernier PachecoA city man has been indicted in connection with the 2014 stabbing death of Alberto Saquic, who was killed outside a city bar. Ernier Pacheco, 19, is charged with murder, related weapons...
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Attorney for defendant believes he has cracked the Trenton homicide case
Prosecutors say this surveillance photo shows Shaheed Brown (left) and Enrico Smalley Jr. minutes before Smalley was gunned down outside of La Guira Bar on July 12, 2014.Did a dead man order the murder...
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One of two Trenton murder suspects rejects plea deal after other pleads guilty
Raheem CurrieOne of two men charged with murder in the slaying of the son of a veteran city cop rejected prosecutors’ final plea offer of 10 years and will put his fate in the hands of a jury.Raheem...
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Trenton woman reaches likely plea deal in stabbing death of ex-boyfriend
Edna WhiteA city woman accused of stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death in February 2014, in eerily similar fashion to a previous beau she killed decades ago, has reached a preliminary deal with...
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Trenton woman defends her dead grandson against murder accusation
Rodney SutphinThe grandmother of now-deceased Rodney Sutphin has a message for a defense attorney who has accused her grandson of ordering the murder of Enrico Smalley Jr.“A dead man can’t speak,”...
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Key witness in Trenton murder trial may not be fit to take stand
Courtney LevineThe mental state of a key witness in David Noncent’s upcoming murder trial remains up in the air despite a report from the woman’s psychiatrist declaring her competent to testify.A judge...
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Man pleads to lesser crimes instead of facing murder charge for 2012 drive-by
Anthony MarksA man who was driving a stolen vehicle during a 2012 drive-by shooting on Route 29 that killed a city man had murder charges against him dismissed Friday when pleaded guilty to a pair of...
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Teen charged in 2013 murder, moved to adult jail after turning 18
A Trenton teenager accused of fatally shooting another teen during a botched drug deal has been ordered transferred to the Mercer County jail after he recently turned 18.Alberto Lopez was 16 when he...
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Prosecutors want DNA sample from murder suspect to tie him to Hamilton robbery
Prosecutors hoping to secure forensics tying a Trenton man charged with the 2011 murder of a North Trenton pharmacist to the robbery of a Hamilton convenience store that occurred days later were dealt...
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Longtime friends ready to testify against defendant in 2012 Trenton murder
Four men plan to point the finger at Zaire Jackson for the 2012 murder of Irvin “Swirv” Jackson, prosecutors disclosed at a pretrial hearing Wednesday.Their names are Casey Corker, Tiemear Lewis,...
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Murder trial pushed back as prosecutors seek possible DNA evidence
A judge delayed the murder trial for three men suspected in the fatal shooting death of 34-year-old Emilio Lopez, in part so prosecutors can seek a superseding indictment that would charge the...
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Prosecutors to co-defendant: No killer, no problem
Undeterred following the acquittal of the accused killer, prosecutors are forging ahead with their murder case against Zihqwan Clemens. But in light of the acquittal of former co-defendant and accused...
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