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Trenton man gets 38 years, says nothing to families of slain teens
Alton Jones, the notorious half-brother of the Skillman twins, was bent on settling a score. But he missed his target twice, instead killing two innocent bystanders in a span of three days on the...
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Two men shot dead in Trenton gas station parking lot
Two men were murdered in the parking lot of this gas station. Sept. 11, 2016 (Penny Ray - Trentonian)Patriot Day in the capital city began with a bang. Two men were shot and killed Sunday morning in...
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Attorney for accused Trenton man suggest cops misidentified killer
A wailing woman denounced a Trenton man accused of shooting a Philadelphia man to death on Halloween in 2014.Donte JonesThe woman, who identified herself as the sister of slain 36-year-old Levonza...
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Trenton gang member may have an alibi for a cold-case killing
A Trenton gang member may have an alibi for a cold-case killing authorities thought they solved.Notorious crime figure Ronald Smith, a reputed member of the Gangster Killer Bloods who was netted years...
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Pedestrian hit in Trenton last month dies in hospital
File photo - Police investigate a homicide that occurred near Market Street and the Route 1 overpass. (Penny Ray - Trentonian)A city man who was struck by a vehicle last month and left in the street to...
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Trenton man accused of murder gets 7 years on gun charge
Drug dealer Daniel McCargo flashed a smile toward the back of the courtroom as he was led out in handcuffs after being sent to prison for 7 years Friday on a gun charge, moments after the grandmother...
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Man shot dead on East Stuyvesant Avenue
A man was shot and killed on East Stuyvesant Avenue. September 18, 2016 (Penny Ray - Trentonian)A city man was gunned down Sunday afternoon, and according to citizens, there were more than one shooter,...
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Suspected accomplice nears deal in murder of Trenton graffiti artist
A suspected accomplice in the 2013 murder of a Trenton graffiti artist is close to reaching a deal with prosecutors.Zihqwan ClemensZihqwan “Woodiey” Clemens, who was charged as an accomplice to the...
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Man beaten on Lamberton Street dies in hospital
Stephen MerrillThe man who was brutally beaten while walking home earlier this month has died in the hospital. He was very active in Trenton's arts and music community, and his death has saddened all...
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Trenton men get life for murder of Mercer corrections officer
Former Mercer County corrections officer Carl Batie had a “heart as big as this world” and the swagger of a GQ model, his colleagues and family members said.Elaine Batie, Carl’s mother, daubed her eyes...
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Charges against man in Lamberton Street beating upgraded to murder
Jonathan WeathersCharges filed against a Trenton man accused of brutally beating a well-respected member of the capital city’s arts and music community have been upgraded to murder. Jonathan Weathers,...
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Man killed by off-duty cop during struggle for a gun: Prosecutors
A man was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer here in the 500 block of Roosevelt Street.A city man was shot and killed Saturday night after he allegedly tried to wrestle a handgun away from...
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Two teens arrested in Lance Beckett murder
Two teens were arrested in connection with the murder of Lance Beckett in the city's West Ward last Sunday. Quashawn EmanuelActing Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri told The Trentonian that the...
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Prosecutors: City man helped set up teen's murder
A city man is accused of luring another man to his death in a Trenton alley in a heinous city murder potential involving two others, prosecutors said.Quashawn EmanuelQuashawn Emanuel, 18, admitted to...
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Accused killers caused 'mayhem' on Route 29
A defense attorney for one of two suspects charged in the sensational Route 29 Statehouse slay in 2012 put on a “dog food” and pony show in court Tuesday.Defense attorney Patrick O’Hara attacked...
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Trenton man admits to manslaughter for 12 years
Talk about a downward departure.The plea deal went from 25 years with cooperation for a man charged with murder to a dozen years – without any explanation from prosecutors.Grady A. Blue IIIGrady Blue...
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Witness goes AWOL in 'trunk' murder case, mistrial declared
A key witness who was allegedly held hostage by a group of men charged with killing a Liberian immigrant in 2011 has “gone off the grid” after he received phone calls and threatening letters from two...
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DAG heard shuffling behind city museum after Route 29 murder
Former Deputy Attorney General Ellen Balint testified Wednesday in the murder trial of two city men that while she was walking from the Hughes Justice Complex toward her car after getting out of work...
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Trenton killer accepts two-for-one plea
Prosecutors must be throwing a fall blowout sale after a Trenton man essentially paid for one crime and got another free in murder and attempted murder cases.Dashawn Bethea admitted Thursday to...
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Troubled gang member fingers disabled Trenton man for murder
A disabled Trenton man who took special education classes throughout high school and whose IQ is far below average is viewed by prosecutors as a “lying murderer,” his defense attorney said.And now a...
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