Assault
MAN INDICTED FOR ASSAULTING INFANT IN ATLANTIC CITY
MAYS LANDING – An Atlantic County Grand Jury handed up an indictment on Tuesday against an Atlantic City man for the assault of an infant on May 6, 2019, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Stephon Whitfield, 28, is indicted on the following charges: One count of third degree Aggravated Assault One count of …
ATLANTIC CITY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO WEAPONS, ASSAULT CHARGES
MAYS LANDING – An Atlantic City man pleaded guilty Thursday to weapons and assault charges, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Azaiah Grisom, 19, pleaded guilty before Presiding Judge Bernard DeLury to second-degree Possession of a Handgun for Unlawful Purposes and fourth degree Aggravated Assault by Pointing a Handgun. The plea agreement calls for …
ABSECON MAN SENTENCED FOR 2ND DEGREE AGGRAVATED ASSAULT OF WOMAN
MAYS LANDING-An Absecon man has been sentenced for the second degree Aggravated Assault of an elderly woman, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Brian Auxer, 31, was sentenced before Judge Jeffrey Waldman to 8 years, subject to the No Early Release Act in New Jersey State Prison for the July 3, 2016 assault of a …
NY MAN INDICTED ON SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES OF HOUSEKEEPER
MAYS LANDING- An Atlantic County Grand Jury returned an indictment Tuesday against a New York man for the sexual assault of a housekeeper, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. The 6 Count indictment returned yesterday against Jamel Carlton, 32, of Saugerties, New York, is in connection to the violent sexual assault of a Bally’s Hotel …
FUGITIVE ATLANTIC CITY MAN, CHARGED WITH BAIL JUMPING AFTER FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR SENTENCING
MAYS LANDING- An Atlantic City man who was scheduled to be sentenced on April 13, 2018, is now a fugitive additionally charged with bail jumping, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. On February 21, 2018, Taquay Dunston, 20, joined four other males who pleaded guilty in connection to the Taj Mahal shooting. Dunston pleaded …
MAN CHARGED IN SEPTEMBER SHOOTING THAT LEFT ONE DEAD, 3 WOUNDED
MAYS LANDING– A Mays Landing man has been charged in connection to the September shooting that killed one man and wounded several others, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Matthew Gonzalez, 27, of Mays Landing is charged and indicted with the following charges: First degree Murder of Taufeeq Mitchell First degree Attempted Murder of …
ATLANTIC CITY WOMAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD
MAYS LANDING- An Atlantic City woman has been charged in connection to the assault of a one year-old boy that was in her care, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Lisa Henderson, 55, was charged with Aggravated Assault and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. On November 30, 2017, the Atlantic City Police Department …
ATLANTIC CITY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 2016 GANG-RELATED SHOOTING AT TAJ MAHAL
MAYS LANDING- The last of six persons charged in connection to a 2016 gang-related shooting inside the Trump Taj Mahal Casino/Hotel pleaded guilty on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Taquay Dunston of Atlantic City admitted his role in the shoot-out on the 47th floor, which occurred at the start …
MAYS LANDING MAN CHARGED IN DEATH OF INFANT SON
MAYS LANDING- A Hamilton Township man has been charged in connection to the death of his 4 month-old son, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Jose Rojas, 35, is charged with first degree Aggravated Manslaughter, second degree Aggravated Assault and second degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child for the death of his infant …
ATLANTIC CITY MAN DETAINED ON ASSAULT & WEAPONS CHARGES
HAMILTON TWP –An Atlantic City man was detained Monday for assault and weapons charges in connection to a shooting of a 19 year-old man last month, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. On Monday, Azaiah Grisom, 19, was detained before Judge Jeffrey J. Waldman in connection to his January 25, 2018 arrest for assault …