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NJSBA NAMES ACPO ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR BRETT YORE YOUNG LAWYER OF THE YEAR
MAYS LANDING- The New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Year Award is presented to a young lawyer whose combined personal and professional achievements over the past year merit special recognition, and who has additionally made significant community and public service contributions; has actively participated in the organized bar; and has stood out …
ATLANTIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR DAMON G. TYNER NAMED NOBLE ‘PROSECUTOR OF THE YEAR’
MAYS LANDING- On Tuesday, April 30, 2019, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner was named “Prosecutor of the Year”, by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) Region One, comprised of the New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts chapters. “I am honored and humbled to be named “Prosecutor of the …
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR MCGARVEY’S INSPIRATION IS ACPO CHIEF ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR BUCKLEY
MAYS LANDING- Marisa G. McGarvey has been an Assistant Prosecutor with the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office since 2012, when she started her career assigned to the grand jury and domestic violence units, before being appointed to the trial unit in 2014. In both the domestic violence and trial units, AP McGarvey argued numerous motions, and …
ACPO ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR HARRIGAN WILL BE ADMITTED AS A MEMBER OF THE BAR OF THE US SUPREME COURT & DAUGHTER INSPIRES HER
MAYS LANDING- Assistant Prosecutor Melinda Harrigan has served at the ACPO for 3 years and currently serves in the Appeals Unit, responding on behalf of the State to municipal court appeals to the Superior Court; Direct Appeals to the Appellate Division and th…e NJ Supreme Court; along with petitions for post-conviction relief and appeals for …
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: ACPO CHIEF ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR BUCKLEY WAS 1ST PROSECUTOR TO CHARGE HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ATLANTIC COUNTY
MAYS LANDING- In 2009, Chief Assistant Prosecutor Danielle S. Buckley became the first prosecutor to charge Human Trafficking in Atlantic County, and in 2015, secured the first conviction for Human Trafficking in Atlantic County. In the latter case, Buckley successfully prosecuted a trafficker who was sexually exploiting 7 different women. In 2015, Buckley handled the …
MAYS LANDING MAN CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
MAYS LANDING- Following a two month long investigation between the Township of Hamilton Police Department and the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force, El Joshua, 36, has been charged in connection to human trafficking, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Joshua, of Pearce Road in Mays Landing, was arrested without incident on February 21, 2019, …
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: PROS. TYNER GUEST OF HONOR AT WASHINGTON AVENUE SCHOOL, PLEASANTVILLE
PLEASANTVILLE- On Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner was the Black History Month guest of honor at the Washington Avenue School in Pleasantville.
TRENTON MAN SENTENCED FOR STRICT LIABILITY HOMICIDE IN DRUG INDUCED DEATHS OF 2 ATLANTIC COUNTY VICTIMS
MAYS LANDING- A 27 year-old man has been sentenced in connection to the drug induced deaths of two men who he distributed heroin/fentanyl to in Atlantic City, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Jonathan Porter was sentenced Friday to 14 years in New Jersey state prison, concurrently for each count of first-degree Strict Liability …
EHT MAN SENTENCED IN STRICT LIABILITY DRUG INDUCED DEATH IN CONNECTION TO MAN’S 2016 FATAL OVERDOSE
MAYS LANDING –An Egg Harbor Township man has been sentenced to New Jersey state prison in connection to the first degree Strict Liability Drug Induced Death of an Egg Harbor Township man in 2016, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Jamal Campos, 25, was sentenced Friday to the following: 10 years in NJ state …
3 MEN CONVICTED IN 2015 SHOOTING DEATH OF MAYS LANDING MAN
MAYS LANDING-Today, an Atlantic County jury convicted three men in the 2015 shooting death of Devonte Molley, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. The defendants convicted include the following individuals: Maurice Burgess, 28, of Galloway Township: Felony murder, robbery, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, certain persons …