East Orange Killer Tried To Silence Witness With Rap Video, Prosecutor Says
A 31-year-old East Orange man was convicted on Thursday, April 17, of murdering a 23-year-old in Newark and then trying to intimidate a witness by posting a rap video calling him a snitch, authorities said.
On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, Isaiah Knight fatally shot Tyzier White five times at point-blank range, after he felt slighted during an interaction involving himself, his cousin and White, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.
Following the shooting, Knight and accomplices engaged in several attempts to intimidate one of the eyewitnesses by luring them to a location and for…
Hagerstown Teen Admits To Making Bomb, Shooting Hoax Calls Across US: DOJ
A 19-year-old from Maryland who helped run an online “Purgatory” group behind a wave of terrifying swatting calls—targeting schools, airports, casinos, and homes—has pleaded guilty in federal court, authorities announced.
Owen Jarboe, of Hagerstown, admitted to conspiracy, cyberstalking, and making interstate threats involving fire and explosives between December 2023 and Jan. 18, 2024, according to the US Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors said that Jarboe and his co-conspirators used Telegram, Instagram, and shared spoofing scripts to mask their identities while triggering police responses to…
Bloomfield Biker Busted After Posting Videos Of Motorcycle Speeding At 190 MPH: Police
Filming a crime is usually a bad idea, and posting those videos to your personal YouTube page will likely end in handcuffs. That’s what happened to a 21-year-old Connecticut man who filmed himself speeding throughout the state, sometimes hitting speeds of 190 mph, authorities said.
Brice Bennett, of Bloomfield, was arrested Tuesday, April 8, and charged with reckless driving, failure to maintain a lane, and reckless endangerment, Connecticut State Police said. He was released on a $5,000 bond.
Troopers launched their investigation after discovering multiple videos on a YouTube channel…
