Ocean County Trio Shot Into Toms River Residence: Prosecutor
Three Ocean County residents were indicted by a grand jury for attempted murder on Thursday, May 8, after they shot into a residence in Toms River in January, authorities said.
On Monday, Jan. 13, at 1:55 a.m., Toms River police responded to Justice Court after three men shot into a residence occupied by an adult and two children, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
The three men were later identified as Lyjhahn Cromartie, a 19-year-old Lakehurst resident, Shazir Vallade, a 20-year-old Lakewood resident and Javir Askew-Mayweather, a 21-year-old Manchester resident, Billhimer sai…
Albany Mom Who Smothered Newborn 'Baby Moses,' Dumped Him In Flower Bed Sentenced
Nearly 30 years after a newborn’s lifeless body was found in a flower bed of an Albany park, his killer is facing justice.
Keri Mazzuca, 52, of Altamont, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Albany County Court on Friday, April 18, after pleading guilty to manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the 1997 death of her newborn son, known as "Baby Moses."
Mazzuca intentionally smothered the baby shortly after giving birth, then wrapped his body in a towel, placed him in a bag, and attempted to burn the evidence before abandoning him in Albany's Washington Park park, NewsChannel 13 quoted…
Man Who Murdered 9-Year-Old, Parents In Newburgh Learns His Fate, DA Says
An Orange County man who executed a family inside their home, including a nine-year-old child, has earned quite a lengthy sentence, authorities announced.
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Kaliek Goode-Ford, 35, was sentenced to life without parole in Orange County Court by Judge Craig Stephen Brown, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
Goode-Ford was convicted in January of all charges against him, including three counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and weapons possession, for the 2020 massacre in Newburgh.
During the trial, prosecutors detaile…
Maryrose Fealey's Mother Hopes Cancer Won't Kill Her Before Murder Trial Begins
“Mommy, tomorrow is going to be the most painful day of your life, and then it’s going to get better.”
That’s what Maryrose Fealey told her mother, Janet Pizzelli, on Jan. 30, 2024, the day before Pizzelli was set to begin chemotherapy for breast cancer.
“Well, she was wrong,” Pizzelli said of her daughter’s words. “It didn’t get better.”
It got worse.
That same night, Maryrose was stabbed to death by David Shroitman, who followed her home from the gym and killed her in her vehicle, prosecutors said.
David Shroitman
Somerset County Prosecutor's Office
More than a year later, Pizz…
