Tag: Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office

  • Howell businessman charged with sexual assault

    Howell businessman charged with sexual assault

    The owner of a business in Howell has been charged with sexual assault after alleged inappropriate contact with a customer who was a minor, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Brian Young, 52, the owner of Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More, Route 9, Howell, was arrested and charged on Nov. 9 with second…

  • Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office launches Operation Watchdog

    Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office launches Operation Watchdog

    Members of law enforcement throughout Monmouth County are partnering with business owners and residents to help solve crimes through Operation Watchdog. The countywide program is led by the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Monmouth County Police Chiefs Association, according to a press release. Operation Watchdog enables business owners and…

  • Newark man faces life in prison after guilty verdict in Freehold Township murder

    Newark man faces life in prison after guilty verdict in Freehold Township murder

    Richard Busby, 61, formerly of Newark, was found guilty on Sept. 25 of robbery, felony murder and attempted murder involving a July 31, 2011 home invasion robbery and arson in Freehold Township, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Busby now faces a sentence of life in prison. In the early morning hours of July…

  • Suspect in attempted murder will remain in jail until trial

    Suspect in attempted murder will remain in jail until trial

    The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has announced that Jamil S. Hubbard, 25, of Sayreville, will be detained in jail until his trial on charges stemming from the beating of a Freehold Township man in May. On Sept. 28, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said a hearing was held that day before state Superior Court…

  • Authorities trying to identify human remains

    Authorities trying to identify human remains

    HOWELL – Human skeletal remains were found in woods along Ramtown-Greenville Road in Howell on Sept. 4 and law enforcement authorities are continuing their efforts to identify the individual. Officers from the Howell Police Department and investigators from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office responded to the location after skeletal remains were found by surveyors working…

  • Hightstown man indicted in murder of Freehold woman

    Hightstown man indicted in murder of Freehold woman

    A Monmouth County grand jury has returned six-count indictment charging a Hightstown, Mercer County, man with the fatal shooting of a Freehold Borough woman in May, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on July 30. Kader Mustafa, 34, of Hightstown, is charged in the indictment with first degree murder, second degree possession of a…

  • Indictment handed up in connection with Freehold Township assault

    Indictment handed up in connection with Freehold Township assault

    A Monmouth County grand jury has returned a six-count indictment charging a Sayreville man with attempted murder and bias intimidation, among other charges. The charges stem from the beating of a Freehold Township resident in May, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Jamil S. Hubbard, 25, is charged with first degree attempted murder, first…

  • Former teacher sentenced for distributing child sexual abuse materials

    Former teacher sentenced for distributing child sexual abuse materials

    A former Keansburg middle school teacher has been sentenced to a three-year prison term for distributing child sexual abuse materials, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. On April 9, Marc S. Marinoff, 31, of Marlboro, pleaded guilty to one count of second degree endangering the welfare of a child involving the distribution of child…

  • ‘Operation Undertow’ nets three suspect, more than $300K worth of drugs

    ‘Operation Undertow’ nets three suspect, more than $300K worth of drugs

    The police departments from Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell, Manalapan and Marlboro provided assistance during a five-month investigation which culminated in the arrest of three individuals who are accused of moving about a kilogram of cocaine and 10,000 bags of heroin a week, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on June 20. The investigation…