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Hung again: Shaheed Brown jury can't reach decision for second time
Shaheed Brown listens to testimony from State Police Detective Joseph Itri. Gregg Slaboda - The TrentonianEnrico Smalley Jr’s brother crumpled on a bench outside of the courtroom, unable to hold back...
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Ewing man charged with murder held on $1M
Jamar McCoyA Ewing man accused of gunning down Jermaine “Mooky” Johnson was caught on tape fleeing the scene of the shooting, prosecutors said.Jamar Mcoy’s bail hearing went forward Monday after it was...
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Two Trenton teens arrested in Ricardo Montalvan murder
Ricardo Montalvan Jr.Two city teens have been arrested in connection with the murder of Ricardo Montalvan Jr.The males, ages 16 and 17, are each charged with murder, felony murder, robbery and related...
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No success in murder trials could impact nomination of Mercer County prosecutor
Shaheed Brown is shaping up to be the new “Boom Bat” of Mercer County.Brown’s murder case has drawn comparisons to convicted murderer and Latin Kings leader Jose “Boom Bat” Negrete because of the...
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'Making a Murderer' making it tough for Mercer County prosecutors
Call it the “Making a Murderer” effect.When jury selection kicks off next week in the second murder trial of two men accused of killing Mercer County corrections officer Carl Batie, prosecutors will...
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Asking jurors about ‘Making a Murderer’ in Trenton homicide retrial a bad...
Lady Justice is supposed to be blind.Prosecutors and Mercer County Superior Court Judge Andrew Smithson, however, may be slipping off the blindfold and tipping the scales in an upcoming murder trial,...
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Trenton killer gets 30 years, but victim's family lost their 'glue'
She was the strongest of her five sisters, a “rock of knowledge” and the "family glue," who transcended her hardscrabble upbringing.“She was the rationalization of our dismal existence,” Rose Chapman,...
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Brother of slain Mercer corrections officer recounts horror of banquet hall...
Life was good for Carl Batie.The former corrections officer had a flourishing career. He had just bought a new BMW and planned to take it for a spin with his brother, Karshawn, to the Baldassari...
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Crime scene detective goes over finer details in Batie murder retrial
A crime scene detective testified Tuesday about some of the finer details of an investigation that led to the arrest of two city men who are suspected of killing off-duty Mercer County corrections...
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Batie murder suspect's brother mostly mum on witness stand
The tantrum-throwing, paper-tossing twin brother of a suspected killer behaved a bit better on the witness stand the second time around.Marquis SkillmanThe last time he was on the stand a few months...
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Trenton detective tells tale of the tapes in Batie murder retrial
Veteran city police detective Scott Peterson believes he has a keen eye for criminals.But will jurors in the second murder trial of two men suspected of killing off-duty Mercer County corrections...
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Man murdered in Trenton Wednesday night, another shot earlier in the day
Police investigate a murder on Whittaker Avenue. June 1, 2016 (Gregg Slaboda - Trentonian)A man was murdered Wednesday evening in almost the same manner and location as a man who was killed in the...
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Wednesday homicide victim is father of previously slain Trenton teen
Elvin Kimble (left) and his father Elvin Grimsley. (submitted photo)The man who was murdered while in a car Wednesday night is the father of a city teen who was killed in a gun battle in Chambersburg...
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Suspected Batie killer to detective: 'Kiss my black a--'
Hykeem Tucker took a drag from the cigarette a police detective sparked up for him. It was all “bullsh--,” he exclaimed.Offering to take a lie-detector test, he said the “rats” feeding city police...
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'Tex' was identified by FBI agent's confidential informant
A city police detective caught a “big break” while investigating the murder of off-duty Mercer County corrections officer Carl Batie.Trenton Police detective Scott Peterson testified under cross...
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Man shot in Trenton Wednesday afternoon dies in hospital
Zaire GibbsThe man who was shot Wednesday afternoon during what investigators believe was an argument regarding drugs has died from his injuries. His death is the second homicide to occur in the...
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Trenton man surrenders to police for unrelated reason, gets charged with...
Seth Z. BowersA city man has been charged in connection with the murder of Zaire Gibbs, who was shot last week during an altercation in the East Ward. Seth Z. Bowers, 21, is charged with murder and...
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With bail reform coming, Mercer judge anxious to move murder cases
Anticipating the impact New Jersey’s bail reform will have on currently jailed defendants, a Mercer County judge said he was anxious to get the murder cases of two men to trial before next year.The...
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Judge won't dismiss murder charges in Batie slaying, cop testifies about threat
Citing the "powerful" case prosecutors finished putting on Tuesday, a Superior Court judge refused to throw out murder charges against two men suspected of killing off-duty corrections officer Carl...
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Defense: Trenton detective looked to 'nail' wrong men for Batie murder
Carl Batie and his brother, Karshawn, were leaving the Baldassari Regency banquet hall in the early-morning hours of Nov. 11, 2012.They stepped out on the deck to get some fresh air, when Carl noticed...
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