Tag Archives: Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office

Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Former Corrections Officer Gets 5 Years for In-Prison Drug Dealing Conspiracy

A former Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) officer has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to smuggle drugs into the jail to deal them to inmates, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Saturday.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Former Corrections Officer Gets 5 Years for In-Prison Drug Dealing Conspiracy →
Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Area Woman Pleads Guilty to Toddler’s Fatal Heroin/Fentanyl Overdose

An area woman has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of her 2-year-old son due to a drug overdose in January, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.  

Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Woman Pleads Guilty to Toddler’s Fatal Heroin/Fentanyl Overdose →
Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Teen Charged with Vehicular Homicide, Assault by Auto in Fatal 2022 Accident

A teen has been charged in connection with a motor-vehicle collision that claimed the life of two juveniles and injured two others in Freehold Township last year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Teen Charged with Vehicular Homicide, Assault by Auto in Fatal 2022 Accident →
Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Family Duo Get 22 & 20 Years for 2019 Machete Murder

The uncle and nephew team responsible for the 2019 machete murder of a man have been sentenced to 22 and 20 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Family Duo Get 22 & 20 Years for 2019 Machete Murder →
Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: CPA/CFO Gets Two Years’ Probation for Theft of $833K from Company

A CPA, who had previously been the Chief Financial Officer of an area financial services technology company, has been sentenced to two years’ probation after pleading guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his employer, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

Continue reading Prosecutor: CPA/CFO Gets Two Years’ Probation for Theft of $833K from Company →
Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Area Man Gets 17+ Years for Repeated Sexual Assault of Pre-Teen Siblings

An area man who was convicted last fall of sexually abusing two juvenile siblings over the course of several years has been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Man Gets 17+ Years for Repeated Sexual Assault of Pre-Teen Siblings →
Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Pair Indicted in February Shooting Homicide

A Monmouth County grand jury has returned a 16-count indictment against the two area men charged with a February shooting murder of a 21-year-old, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Pair Indicted in February Shooting Homicide →
Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Man Gets Life Plus 35 Years for Bias-Motivated Murder of Photojournalist, EMS Volunteer

The man who attacked and killed a stranger to him, photojournalist Jerry Wolkowitz, in a Freehold Township parking lot nearly five years ago has been sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 35 years for Wolkowitz’s bias-motivated murder, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

Continue reading Prosecutor: Man Gets Life Plus 35 Years for Bias-Motivated Murder of Photojournalist, EMS Volunteer →