On October 4, 2019, Superior Court Judge Mark Nelson sentenced Kevin Hodges, age 39, of Jersey City, to 25 years in state prison for two counts of Aggravated Manslaughter. Earlier this year, Hodges pleaded guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter related to the deaths of his mother,...
On Tuesday, October 1, 2019, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit arrested a Jersey City man in connection with the murder of Jason Dunbar on August 27, 2019. The detectives also charged a Jersey City woman with hindering the investigation....
On October 3, 2019, shortly after 6:30 p.m., members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested two Jersey City men for the possession and distribution of heroin in Jersey City following an investigation. NTF Officers arrested Ronaldo Mercedes, age 24, and Rony...
On October 3, 2019, at approximately 11:15 p.m., members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Theodore Wilson, age 52, of Jersey City, on charges involving the sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl from Jersey City. He was arrested without incident at...
On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, William Hill, age 49, of Jersey City, was found guilty by a Hudson County Jury of one count of first-degree Carjacking and one count of third-degree Witness Tampering. At sentencing, Hill faces 10 to 30 years in state prison on...
On Sunday, September 29, 2019, shortly after 4:00 a.m., a fatal motor vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of John F. Kennedy Boulevard and 76th Street in North Bergen. The collision was observed by a nearby North Bergen Police Officer who was on patrol in...
On Tuesday, October 1, 2019, shortly after 3:00 p.m., the Hoboken Police Department received a report concerning a possible body floating in the Hudson River near the Lackawanna Terminal in Hoboken. Members of the Hoboken Police Department and the NJ Transit Police Department were directed...
On Sunday, September 29, 2019, at approximately 8:00 p.m., members of the Union City Police Department contacted the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding a possible sexual assault. The sexual assault was reported to the Union City Police by the mother of a...
On Friday, September 27, 2019, Marquise Brown, age 25, of Jersey City, was found guilty by a Hudson County Jury on all counts related to the fatal shooting of Amir Pleasant on Dwight Street in Jersey City on April 29, 2017. Brown was found guilty of...
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has announced that the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor, in association with the Bayonne Branch of the NAACP and The Friendship Baptist Church is hosting a free seminar for the residents of Hudson County on Tuesday, September 24, 2019,...