Prosecutor
MAN CONVICTED FOR THE SHOOTING OF 2 EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP POLICE OFFICERS DENIED HIS LATEST APPEAL
MAYS LANDING- Christopher Blank who was sentenced to 85 years in prison for the shooting of two Egg Harbor Township police officers during a 2006 motor vehicle stop has been denied his latest appeal by the United States 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in a written opinion issued on March 30, 2020. In 2008, an …
NJ SUPREME COURT RULES SOMERS POINT MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER WAS NOT STRIPPED OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT FOR PRIVATE COUNSEL
MAYS LANDING- The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that a Somers Point man whose request was denied for a new attorney was not stripped of a constitutional right. Luis Maisonet who was convicted of murder in December 2017, filed a direct appeal on April 10, 2018, and argued among other issues, that his constitutional …
2 MEN CHARGED WITH FELONY MURDER IN JANUARY 2020 FATAL SHOOTING OF ARTURO BARRERA III
MAYS LANDING- Two men have been arrested and charged with felony murder, robbery and weapons offenses in the fatal January 2020, shooting of 24 year-old Arturo Barrera III, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. “I want to commend the detectives of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, along with our local, state, and federal partners, …
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: MEET ACPO’S NEWEST CHIEF ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR COURTNEY CITTADINI
MAYS LANDING- Chief Assistant Prosecutor Courtney Cittadini received an undergraduate degree from Rutgers College in 1995. She would then graduate from Rutgers Law School – Camden in 2002. After graduating from law school, Chief Assistant Prosecutor Cittadini clerked for the Honorable Francine Axelrad, J.A.D. In 2003, she began her career at the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s …
2 MEN INDICTED ON DRUG INDUCED DEATH CHARGES IN 2018 FATAL OVERDOSE OF GALLOWAY MAN
MAYS LANDING– A Galloway Township and a Pleasantville man have been indicted on charges of first degree Strict Liability for a Drug Related Death and other charges in connection to the 2018 fatal overdose of 59 year-old Anthony Tamburelli, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. On January 20, 2021, an Atlantic County Grand Jury …
NEWARK MAN CHARGED IN $1.7 MILLION BURGLARY OF ARMORED VEHICLE PARKED OUTSIDE OF BALLY’S CASINO
MAYS LANDING – A Newark man has been charged in connection to a burglary of over $1.7 million from an armored vehicle outside Bally’s Casino on Nov. 5, 2020, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Dante J. McCluney has been charged with the following: • Burglary • Theft by Unlawful Taking or Disposition • …
MAYS LANDING MAN SENTENCED TO 40 YEAR STATE PRISON SENTENCE IN 2017 SHOOTING THAT KILLED 1 & INJURED 3
MAYS LANDING- A Mays Landing man has been sentenced to New Jersey state prison after he was convicted on March 8, by an Atlantic County jury in connection to a September 2017, shooting that killed one man and wounded several others, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Matthew Gonzalez was sentenced on the following …
4 NEW ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS SWORN-IN, WELCOMED TO ACPO
MAYS LANDING-The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is pleased to welcome four new assistant prosecutors to the APCO, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. This week Assistant Prosecutors Genna Garafalo, Paige Jedlicka, Katrina Koerner and David Little were sworn into their ACPO positions “The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is proud to welcome this latest group …
PLEASANTVILLE WOMAN GUILTY OF THEFT CHARGES IN FIRST NJ JURY TRIAL SINCE START OF COVD-19 PANDEMIC
MAYS LANDING – A Pleasantville woman was convicted of theft charges this afternoon during the first jury trial to begin in New Jersey since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. A jury returned a guilty verdict against Tianna D. Williams, 23, on counts of Uttering Falsely Made Documents and …
MAN & WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN FATAL SHOOTING OF 17 YEAR-OLD MALE IN ATLANTIC CITY
MAYS LANDING – A man and woman have been arrested and charged Tuesday morning in connection to the fatal shooting on Monday of a 17 year-old male, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Lewis Johnson, 31, of Newark, NJ, and Shaquana Lewis 35, of Pleasantville, are charged with the fatal shooting of a 17 …