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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 offered more than 60 years for two murders
A Trenton man who has said he is not willing to spend a day in prison for allegedly killing two city men was hit with a jaw-dropping offer that guarantees he would spend the rest of his life in prison...
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Trenton man shot and killed Friday
Trenton police investigate a murder on Hillcrest Ave in the West Ward. Sources say a man was shot while sitting inside this Nissan Murano. (Gregg Slaboda - Trentonian)A city man was killed in broad...
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Ewing man arrested for Mooky Johnson murder
Jamar McCoyA Ewing man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Jermaine “Mooky” Johnson, who was gunned down last week. Jamar McCoy, 32, was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with...
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Male teen arrested in connection with Ciony Kirkman's death
Sunday's third annual Unity Walk attracted more than 100 people who marched through the city visiting places where homicide victims have been slain. (Penny Ray - Trentonian)A city teen was arrested...
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Suspect’s attorney begins questioning lead detective in Trenton murder
An attorney for a former gang member began his cross examination of the lead detective in the 2014 murder of a Ewing man by focusing on whether the detective had probable cause to arrest his...
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An attorney for a Trenton man on trial for murder said a judge has jeopardized his client’s right to a fair trial over a vendetta with a newspaper reporter.Edward HeyburnDefense attorney Edward Heyburn...
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Slain Ewing man’s mysterious messages dominate conversation at Trenton murder...
The streets of Trenton probably know who killed Enrico Smalley Jr.Shaheed Brown listens to testimony from State Police Detective Joseph Itri. Gregg Slaboda - The TrentonianState Police Detective Joseph...
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Teen arrested for killing Trenton teen Ciony Kirkman could be tried in adult...
Prosecutors will try a city teen accused of fatally shooting 16-year-old Ciony Kirkman as an adult, officials confirmed.Ciony Kirkman (contributed photo)The 17-year-old boy has been charged with...
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City man with ties to notorious family testifies in Shaheed Brown retrial
Shaheed Brown listens to testimony from State Police Detective Joseph Itri. Gregg Slaboda - The TrentonianA city man with ties to a notorious Trenton family said Monday he was headed to a weed-filled...
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Prosecutor at Shaheed Brown retrial: 'This was an assassination'
Edward Heyburn thinks he got it right when he said another man other than his client killed a Ewing man outside a Trenton bar.In his closing arguments Tuesday, the defense attorney slammed the...
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Defense attorney works third-party guilt defense at Trenton murder retrial...
Two men were within feet of a Ewing man when he was executed outside of a city bar.Prosecutors say this surveillance photo shows Shaheed Brown (left) and Enrico Smalley Jr. minutes before Smalley was...
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Ewing man's bail hearing cancelled over attorney conflict
The bail hearing for a Ewing man accused of gunning down Jermaine “Mooky” Johnson was moved to next week because an attorney said she was unable to represent him.Jermaine "Mooky" Johnson (Facebook...
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Trenton man at center of defense was arrested with Shaheed Brown in 2014
When a former Newark gang member befriended a city man, the last thing he could have envisioned was being the individual a defense attorney would accuse of pulling off what a prosecutor described this...
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Man murdered in Trenton Wednesday night
Crime scene evidence placards littered the sidewalk and rear of a home at the intersection of Whittaker Avenue and Elmer Street, suggesting another tragedy had struck the capital city. Ricardo...
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Second juror 'vanishes,' false start on second mistrial for Shaheed Brown
A juror “vanished” into thin air and was replaced Thursday by an alternate in the second murder trial of former Newark gang member Shaheed Brown.The woman, Juror No. 8, was the second juror to be...
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