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Christopher Poole, 26, of Newark was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Rasheed “O.J.” Olabode, 27, an amateaur photographer and recent Nigerian immigrant.
Olabode and two friends were running errands on April 26, 2018, in and around Newark. When...

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Jeffrey Holland, 30, of East Orange, NJ, was sentenced to 190 years in prison for the murders of three individuals: Tiniquah Rouse, 21, Ashley Jones, 23, and Jarrell Marshall, 28.
The victims were all residents of Newark and were killed over the course of two days...

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Canela Lopez, 40, of the Bronx, was sentenced to 50 years for the muder of Charles Jeffrey, 64, of Newark.
Honorable James W. Donohue described the attack on Jeffrey as “overkill” and Assistant Prosecutor Alex Albu, who tried the case said that “This was as...

Sondra Bell, 55, of Newark, NJ, was sentenced to five years for stealing over $87,000 from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Bell was previously employed as an administrative assistant for 24 years.
The theft from the medical school began in January of 2017 and continued until April of...

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Dashon Ross, 35, of Newark, NJ, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of a handgun and possession of drugs.
On February 25, 2016, Ross was wanted by police for discarding a loaded 9mm handgun inside a bodega in Newark. Ross was located the following...