Man Stabbed Woman With Scissors, Shot By Police In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
A 42-year-old Central Jersey man has been arrested for stabbing a woman with scissors at a hotel, authorities said.
Old Bridge police shot the suspect after the stabbing incident at the Hampton Inn at about 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 3, authorities said.
Christopher Serrano, 42, of Manalapan, is accused of stabbing a 55-year-old woman at the hotel at 300 Spring Valley Road, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
Serrano is currently at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital being treated for his injuries, Ciccone said on Monday, March 4.
The female victim was taken t…
Newark Man Convicted Of Murder After Shooting 31-Year-Old Victim Eight Times: Prosecutors
A 31-year-old Newark man was convicted of first degree murder on Friday, Jan. 26 for a drive-by shooting in 2019, authorities said.
On May 13, 2019, Kenneth Thomas, a 31-year-old Newark resident was gunned down by Ryan Mwangi eight times while sitting in his car, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens said.
Mwangi fled the scene in a stolen BMW, but was eventually apprehended, Stephens said.
Mwangi was also convicted of multiple weapons offenses and faces 30 years to life in prison when he is sentenced in Mar…