Freehold Borough man pleads guilty to aggravated assault in Jackson Township shooting
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A Freehold Borough man has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a weapons offense in connection with …
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Texas man pleads guilty to making violent threats against Sikh organization in New Jersey
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Brooklyn man pleads guilty to unprovoked stabbing of liberal activist Ryan Carson
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Former Bradford County Youth Pastor Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Assault
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Three Atlantic City men plead guilty to drug distribution charges
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Queens couple pleads guilty to attempted murder in brutal parking dispute attack
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New Jersey Mayor Salvatore Bonaccorso Pleads Guilty to Corruption and Forgery, Forfeits Office
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New York man pleads guilty in wrong-way crash that killed two teen tennis players
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New York man pleads guilty to wrong-way crash that killed two teens, injured two others
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Miami men found guilty in deadly 2020 kidnapping case
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Long Beach man pleads guilty to selling illegal guns, including ghost weapon
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Teen convicted of Asbury Park murder; co-defendant pleads guilty
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Corrupt and Convicted Former New Jersey Mayor Pleads Guilty to New Campaign Violation Charge
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Father and son plead guilty in market manipulation scheme tied to New Jersey deli
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Philadelphia man pleads guilty to four contract killings in 2018 and 2019
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Brick man pleads guilty to desecration of human remains in gruesome Ocean County double murder-suicide case
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Middletown man pleads guilty in Port Jervis arson case, faces up to 9 years
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Lancaster teen pleads guilty to firing gun into occupied home
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School payroll director pleads guilty to $471,000 fraud scheme
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Businessman pleads guilty to bribing former deputy mayor of Newark in redevelopment scheme
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Atlantic City man pleads guilty to attempted murder in February stabbing
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Florida man pleads guilty to life sentence in Gwinnett County dating app kidnapping case
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Former Brick Township “employee of the month” recreation director pleads guilty to theft
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Killer’s Lover Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter Charge in Gruesome New Jersey Double Murder, Suicide Case
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Jury delivers guilty verdict in unprovoked Capitol Heights shooting that claimed a grandmother’s life
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New Jersey Corrections Officer from Brick Pleads Guilty to Assault
New Jersey Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Assault
**Trenton, NJ** — A New Jersey Department of Corrections police officer has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after an incident at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center’s Special Treatment Unit in Woodbridge.
Giuseppe Mandara, 55, from Brick, New Jersey, admitted to attempting to cause significant bodily injury during a plea hearing on Tuesday. The hearing was held before Judge Thomas K. Isenhour in Union County.
Under a plea agreement with the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability, Mandara consented to forfeit his public employment and was barred from future public office. Prosecutors will recommend a four-year prison sentence, with sentencing scheduled for January 31, 2025.
The incident occurred on August 23, 2019, when Mandara assaulted a victim, escalating a verbal dispute into a physical altercation. Following the altercation, the victim suffered a fatal stroke, however, a state grand jury did not file homicide charges related to the death.
Wilkinsburg man pleads guilty to firearm charges after FBI raid
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Ohio man pleads guilty to stalking singer at her Pennsylvania home
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New York man pleads guilty to threatening flight attendants, forcing plane diversion to Virginia
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Stockton man pleads guilty in major pill-manufacturing drug conspiracy
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Mother and son plead guilty in $750,000 armed robbery of gold jewelry
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Former CEO pleads guilty to misusing $200,000 in federal research grant funds
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