Water Company Shuts Off Service at Ocean County Social Services Building
Ocean County says a mistaken water shutoff—not a plumbing failure—forced the temporary closure of its Senior Services building in Toms River.…
Lakewood Man Jailed for Burning Down Home on Delaware Trail
A 48-year-old Lakewood man has been charged with aggravated arson after investigators linked him to an Aug. 25 structure fire on Delaware Trail.…
Brick Dad’s School Drop-Off Ends in Police Chase at 73 MPH, Near Miss With Crossing Guards
BRICK TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Morning school traffic turned dangerous Tuesday when a Brick Township man fled from a police officer during a school zone enforcement operation, reaching speeds of 73 mph and…
California Man Convicted for Large-Scale Fentanyl Analogue Pill Mill Operation
TRENTON, N.J. – A California man was convicted today of conspiracy and manufacturing, distributing, and possessing with intent to manufacture and distribute a fentanyl analogue, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.…
Norwalk Felon Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID BURDEN, 40, of Norwalk, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven…
Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Reese Inman, 39, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents and statements made in court, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant…
Dominican National Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl
BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Dorchester was sentenced today for distributing fentanyl. Snolbert Ramirez-Sandoval, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to two years in prison…
Idaho Man Pleads Guilty to Breaching Capitol on Jan. 6 to Obstruct Congressional Proceeding
WASHINGTON – An Idaho man pleaded guilty today to breaching the U.S. Capitol for the purpose of obstructing Congress’ certification of the Electoral College vote on…
Fourth Oregon Bull Trout Poacher Sentenced in Federal Court After Coordinated Law Enforcement Operation
PORTLAND, Ore.—Tyler Glenn Chance Warren, 31, of Pendleton, Oregon, was sentenced to three years’ federal probation, a $1,000 fine, 40 hours of community service, and a three-year fishing ban after illegally taking…
Mahnomen County Man Sentenced To 138 Months In Prison For Distribution Of Methamphetamine
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Mahnomen County man was sentenced today to 138 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine. According to court documents, in December…
Aquilino Torres Convicted Of Kidnapping And Stalking
Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that AQUILINO TORRES was convicted of kidnapping, kidnapping of a minor, and stalking for the October 2020 kidnapping…
Detroit Man Sentenced to 84 Months of Imprisonment
HAMMOND-Altonio Dequan Benson, 30, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio to 84 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay $422,552.99 in restitution following his…
Chalmette Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds
NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JAMIE MARIE KILLIAN (“KILLIAN”), age 41, of Chalmette, Louisiana, pled guilty today to theft of government funds, in violation of Title…
Man Found Guilty of Unlawful Possession of a Machinegun
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that on July 12, 2021, a federal jury convicted Gilberto Joel Hernández Marín of unlawful possession of a machinegun. He…
Pennsylvania man who mailed deadly fentanyl to Seattle area woman sentenced to more than 4 years in prison
Seattle – A 35-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle t0 54 months in prison for distributing fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl in the Western District of Washington,…
Final Defendant Sentenced In Eleven-Defendant Battle Creek Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN —United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that on July 12, 2021, Ricardo Mercado-Lozano, also known as Heriberto Diaz-Lozano and Eddie Diaz, a citizen…
Second defendant sentenced to federal prison for operating illegal pill factory
AUGUSTA, GA: A second Burke County man has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting to operating an illegal pill factory from a residence. U.S. District Court Chief Judge J. Randal Hall…
St. Louis man pleads guilty to armed robbery and brandishing a firearm
ST. LOUIS – Dominick Anderson, 31, of St. Louis, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey on today’s date and pleaded guilty to armed robbery and brandishing a firearm…
Many, Louisiana Man Convicted of Kidnapping and Interstate Domestic Violence
SHREVEPORT, La. – A federal jury returned a guilty verdict today against Dillon James Merritt, 54, of Many, Louisiana, charging him with kidnapping, interstate domestic violence and possession with intent to distribute…
Three Defendants Charged In Organized Crime Money Laundering Scheme
Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Aaron C. Rouse, Special Agent in Charge of the Las Vegas Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…
Wilkes-Barre Man Indicted On Drug Trafficking And Firearms Charges
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James Hughes, age 38, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was indicted on July 13, 2021, by a federal grand…
Fort Washakie child predator gets 175 months in prison
Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that AVERY FITZGERALD BROWN, 27, of Fort Washakie, Wyoming was sentenced to 175 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, by…
Police dashcam captures shocking lightning strikes over Pier 60
CLEARWATER, FL – Police in Clearwater are advising beachgoers to get off the beach and out of harm’s way during a passing storm that had several bolts of lightning strike in the…