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Sneakers, witnesses tie city man to Zaire Gibbs murder
All day a Mercer County inmate will be dreaming about his lost sneaker.Prosecutors said at a bail hearing Thursday for suspected killer Seth Bowers, 21, that a left-footed Adidas sneaker ties him to...
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Trenton men convicted of killing Carl Batie in 2012
Elaine Batie clutched her son’s former co-worker outside a Mercer County criminal courtroom.They hugged for what seemed like minutes, swaying back and forth in unison.Carl Batie“It’s over,” the woman...
View ArticleAnother attorney dips out in murder trial for men accused of killing Army vet
Better Call Saul.The suspected gunman in the oldest Mercer County has attorney problems, as yet another one ducked out of his homicide case.Danuweli Keller was dealt another blow Friday, when his new...
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Trenton teen shot and killed Saturday afternoon
Police are investigating a murder at Prospect Village in Trenton Saturday afternoon. (Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman -- The Trentonian)A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday afternoon at Prospect...
View ArticleTrenton men to go on trial in fall for slaying of 23-year-old city man
Two men suspected of killing 23-year-old Daquan Dowling during a 2012 drive-by shooting that led to the closure of Route 29 are expected to go on trial later this year.William Mitchell and Andre Romero...
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Trenton man stabbed to death Tuesday morning
Carlos Leiva-Oviedo and his girlfriend Lesvia Liliana Caballero (submitted photo)A man from Honduras who has lived in the capital city for about two years was stabbed to death Tuesday morning, becoming...
View ArticleJamaican man headed to trial for 2013 city murder
A Jamaican man suspected of gunning a 47-year-old city man in 2013 has rejected prosecutors’ plea offers and is expected to be tried later this year.Judge Pedro Jimenez set Robert Byers’ murder trial...
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Trenton man indicted for Edwin Saddler murder
Akee HarrisA city man has been indicted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 22-year-old Edwin Saddler.Akee Harris, 27, was indicted on murder and related weapons charges in connection with...
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Police seek two men in connection with stabbing death of Trenton man
Authorities are searching for two men they say are connected to the murder of a Honduran man who was stabbed to death this month.Authorities are seeking two men connected to a stabbing death in...
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Attorney for suspect in Latino man's murder says detective misidentified client
The two men who beat Julio Cesar Cruz Cruz to death in February 2014 during a robbery wore a green jacket and a black jacket, witnesses told police.A detective said the witnesses were partially...
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WATCH: Help authorities identify two men wanted in connection with Trenton...
TRENTON >> Following the release of a photograph last week, authorities are still searching for two men they say are connected to the murder of a Honduran man who was stabbed to death last...
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Newark 15-year-old arrested for murder of Carlos Leiva-Oviedo
Carlos Leiva-OviedoThe public helped identify a suspect wanted for murder, prosecutors announced Friday.A 15-year-old from Newark was arrested Thursday night for the stabbing death of 27-year-old...
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Trenton man who was set for trial admits to two murders
Alton Jones, the half-brother of the notorious Skillman twins, admitted fatally shooting two teenagers three days apart in accepting a plea that calls for him to spend 38 years in prison, prosecutors...
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Trenton man charged in shooting death of city cop's son goes on trial this week
The parents of murder victim James Austin share the same birthday – July 13.They will be in a courtroom that day, when a city man goes on trial for his role in the February 2013 death of their...
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Suspected gunman in Army vet's murder gets new attorney, trial will go forward
Danuweli Keller didn’t call Saul.He called Mark “Hung Jury” Fury – a man who has represented convicted killer and former Latin Kings leader Jose “Boom Bat” Negrete as well as Isiah Greene, who is...
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Prosecutors say Trenton man conspired to kill Trenton cop's son
A dispute between a slain Trenton cop’s son and a city man began over shattered car windows.By the end of it, lives had been shattered.Raheem CurrieJames Austin, 18, was shot once in the chest in his...
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Trenton detective: City man 'broke down,' confessed during murder interrogation
The city man who shot a Trenton cop’s son to death in 2013 tried to get a feel for what police knew about his involvement in the crime when he was first interrogated, a retired police detective...
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Girlfriends take stand at trial for Trenton man accused in cop son's death
As she sat in the back seat of a Honda Civic parked outside the home of a retired city cop’s son in February 2013, Endia Kaver admitted to police that she was nervous.Her boyfriend, Raheem Currie, and...
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Judge shoots down mistrial in Trenton cop son slay case
A judge Thursday morning rejected a request from Raheem Currie’s defense attorney for a mistrial based on testimony from a Trenton Police officer who noted that the victim, James Austin, was the son of...
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Medical examiner says cop's son went into 'shock,' bled out after being shot
A Mercer County medical examiner testified Thursday that a slain city cop’s son was healthy and his body went into shock after he was shot by a city man outside a Trenton home in February 2013.James...
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