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Jury continues deliberations in corrections officer’s murder trial
A jury deliberated for a full day Wednesday without reaching a verdict in the murder trial of two men suspected of killing Mercer County corrections officer Carl Batie at a banquet hall in 2012.Carl...
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Odd question highlights jury deliberations in Batie murder trial
“Making a Murderer,” anyone?The hit Netflix series that spawned a legion of Internet sleuths may be encroaching upon the thinking of a Mercer County jury, which appears divided about whether two men...
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Trenton murder trial ends in hung jury, third recently in Mercer County
Carl Batie’s family, friends and colleagues dutifully showed up to court day after day over four weeks as prosecutors laid out the case against two men suspected of killing the Mercer County...
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Judge to decide whether Skillman brother is tried jointly on two murders
A judge will decide in the coming months whether the Skillman twins’ brother who is charged with killing two Trenton residents within days of each other will be tried for both murders at a single...
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Another plea offer coming for Trenton teenage murder suspect
Prosecutors expect to extend another plea offer to Masiyah Howard next month which would package charges of robbery and murder if he accepts it.Howard is charged with numerous crimes in Chambersburg,...
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Defendant offered plea deal in Halloween 2014 slaying
Donte JonesSupporters for a slain Philadelphia man wept openly in a courtroom Monday when prosecutors offered alleged killer Donte Jones a plea deal that calls for him to serve 33 years in state prison...
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Trenton man indicted for 2015 murder of Harvey Sharp
Horace Gordon (COURTESY OF SOUTHSIDE REGIONAL JAIL)A city man was indicted last week in connection with the murder of 29-year-old Harvey Sharp. Horace Gordon, 36, is charged with murder and related...
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Woman accused of stabbing former beau will claim self-defense
Charlotte CarmanDuring a rare appearance in Mercer County Superior Court, the state’s top public defender said a Trenton woman accused of fatally stabbing her former boyfriend in a jealous rage last...
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Prosecutors, Trenton suspected killer at impasse in negotiations
Tomarkus WhitfieldA Trenton man accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Pinkey Priester appears headed for trial.Tomarkus Whitfield, 37, has pleaded not guilty and so far rejected prosecutors’ offer to...
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Trenton man charged in 2014 murder has a month to accept plea deal
Joeryan ForemanOne of two men charged in connection with the shooting death of Chevin Burgess has until next month to decide whether he will accept prosecutors’ plea offer or head to trial.Joeryan...
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Odd question highlights jury deliberations in Batie murder trial
“Making a Murderer,” anyone?The hit Netflix series that spawned a legion of Internet sleuths may be encroaching upon the thinking of a Mercer County jury, which appears divided about whether two men...
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Trenton man indicted for murder of Edward Nock
Edward Kevin Nock (contributed photo)A city man has been indicted in connection with the stabbing death of 43-year-old Edward Nock.Isaac Grey, 32, was indicted last week and charged with murder and...
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Man shot twice in the chest dies in hospital
A man was shot and killed near the intersection of North Hermitage Avenue and Boudinot Street. This is a view of the crime scene on Saturday morning after the murder. (Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman -...
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Jury continues deliberations in corrections officer’s murder trial
A jury deliberated for a full day Wednesday without reaching a verdict in the murder trial of two men suspected of killing Mercer County corrections officer Carl Batie at a banquet hall in 2012.Carl...
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Odd question highlights jury deliberations in Batie murder trial
“Making a Murderer,” anyone?The hit Netflix series that spawned a legion of Internet sleuths may be encroaching upon the thinking of a Mercer County jury, which appears divided about whether two men...
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Willingboro man recently released from jail charged with Elliot Simon murder
Virgil HowardA Willingboro man released from jail three months ago was arrested Monday and charged in connection with the shooting death of 52-year-old Elliot Simon Jr. Virgil Howard, 26, was arrested...
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Jury selection begins in murder retrial
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.Defense attorney Edward Heyburn...
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Teenage girl shot Sunday dies two days later
Ciony Kirkman (contributed photo)The teenage girl who was shot in the head over the weekend while in a minivan on Jersey Street was declared legally dead Tuesday night. Ciony Kirkman, 16, was declared...
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Hot potato plays out in jury selection for Trenton murder retrial of Shaheed...
"Your honor, please thank and excuse juror …”No. 10 was the “hot seat” on the third day of jury selection in former Newark gang member Shaheed Brown’s second murder trial. Virtually anyone who sat in...
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Murder suspect breaks silence, openings follow as murder trial begins in Trenton
Former Newark gang member Shaheed Brown poured his attorney a cup of water.Defendant Shaheed Brown listens to trial testimony. (Gregg Slaboda - Trentonian)Harried defense attorney Edward Heyburn needed...
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