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Jury in Trenton murder case still deadlocked as deadline looms
Without a verdict and up against a deadline for a possible mistrial, the jury in the murder trial of a Trenton man accused of killing a high-ranking Bloods gang members asked Thursday to be released...
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Jury hung in Isiah Greene murder trial in Trenton
Isiah GreeneTRENTON >> The jury foreman said everything without saying much at all. “Further discussion will be futile,” he told Judge Robert Billmeier around noon Friday. Twenty hours of...
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Witness was unsettled by suspected killer’s black glove on night of Trenton...
Phillip Hedgepath is “street smart” so he was suspicious when he saw three men with black gloves lurking outside of the crime-ridden bar where Enrico Smalley Jr. was fatally shot last year. He had...
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Defense attorney cross examines detective in Trenton murder trial
Everyone in the courtroom kept waiting for the haymaker that never came as defense attorney Edward Heyburn cross examined the lead detective in Enrico Smalley Jr.’s murder in July 2014.Prosecutors say...
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Suspected killer in Trenton slaying outside of La Guira Bar pleads not guilty
A city man has pleaded not guilty to killing a 39-year-old Trenton man outside of a crime-ridden bar last year.Anthony ConcepcionGang member Anthony L. Concepcion was out on bail on a gun charge when...
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Trenton cop Luddie Austin has ‘lost faith in the judicial branch’ following...
Retired Trenton Police officer Luddie Austin says he no longer has confidence in the criminal justice system in Mercer County after he and his family have waited for more than two years for the man he...
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Attorney unable to locate witness who could exonerate his Newark man accused...
The only woman standing between Newark gang member Shaheed Brown and life sentence has not been allowed to testify, pretty much dismantling Brown’s third-party guilt defense and possibly sealing his...
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Prosecutor: Former Newark gang member, suspected killer ‘was out for revenge’...
Assistant Prosecutor Brian McCauley promised at the outset of a former Newark gang member’s murder trial he would put the puzzle pieces together for jurors. He literally did, in his slideshow.Shaheed...
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Trenton man charged with murder won’t take deal if it’s for ‘a year,’...
A Trenton man charged with two murders has been offered a plea deal that would put him behind bars for nearly three decades for one of the murders.Markquice ThomasMarkquice “Tank” Thomas is charged...
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Two of four Liberian men who were expected to be tried together next year in the execution-style slaying of a U.S. Army veteran could be tried separately depending on how a judge rules.On Tuesday,...
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Trenton juror questioned by judge over ‘conspiracy’ in former Newark gang...
Defendent Shaheed Brown listens to trial testimony. (Gregg Slaboda - Trentonian)Conspiracy.It was the word juror Mark Nalbone heard come out of the mouth of defense attorney Edward Heyburn on Tuesday...
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Bad blood spills over in court between victim’s family, attorney for murder...
An attorney for former Newark gang member Shaheed Brown, who is on trial for murder, has accused the brother of murder victim Enrico Smalley Jr. of disparaging and threatening him during an exchange in...
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A Trenton man caught up in the 2013 murder of city graffiti artist Andre Corbett pleaded guilty to an unrelated probation violation Wednesday, hoping it would pave the way for him to be released from...
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Trenton Murder trial for Shaheed Brown ends with hung jury
TRENTON >> For the second time in as many weeks, a Mercer County jury was unable to decide a verdict in a high-profile murder trial, leaving a retired judge and the prosecutor who tried the case...
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Murder trial still not set, patience tested for family of slain son of...
Raheem Currie walked into the second floor of the Mercer County criminal courthouse Wednesday sporting a crisp black suit. He carried in his right hand a matching briefcase. James Austin with his twin...
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Murder trial delayed for Trenton men, second one this week
Trust me, Assistant Prosecutor James Scott said, those hundreds of pages of discovery in this murder case do not contain new information.“Or if there is new information, it’s minor new information,”...
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Officers involved in 2013 non-fatal shooting cleared of any wrongdoing
Keith DayTwo Trenton Police officers involved in a 2013 non-fatal shooting have been cleared of any wrongdoing by the county prosecutor’s office, and the case will not be presented to a grand jury. The...
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Police investigate murder on Division Street
Police investigate a murder on Division Street. November 24, 2015 (Penny Ray - Trentonian)A man was shot and killed Tuesday morning, ending a two-month break from homicides in the city. “There was some...
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Retired cop says he is shaken by carnage in Chambersburg
Retired Trenton cop Mickey Forker watches as police investigate the murder of Elvin Kimble in Chambersburg. (Isaac Avilucea - Trentonian)For more than 30 years, old-timey Trenton cop Mickey Forker...
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Man fatally shot in the chest
Police look for clues at a fatal shooting scene in Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Trenton. (Gregg Slaboda - Trentonian)A man was murdered Wednesday afternoon in Martin Luther King Jr. Park, bringing...
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