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READINGTON – Three men are facing charges after allegedly brandishing an assault weapon during a road rage incident Sunday afternoon on Route 202.
Robert Figueroa, 19, of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, Axel Rafael Colon Merly, 18, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Miguel Angel Otero Journet, 19, of Bear, Delaware, have been charged with second-degree unlawful possession of an assault firearm in Somerset County, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
In Hunterdon County, the trio is facing charges of second-degree possession of weapon for unlawful purpose, third-degree terroristic threats and fourth-degree possession of a high-capacity magazine, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said.
The three men are lodged at the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing.
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RARITAN BOROUGH – A 56-year-old Bridgewater man is facing additional charges in connection with allegedly driving drunk and fatally hitting an Arizona woman out for a run while she was stopped in a marked crosswalk.
Betyeman was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado and traveling eastbound on Old York Road around 3:30 p.m. Sept. 18 when his vehicle struck and killed 60-year-old Celeste Andresen, of San Manuel, Arizona, authorities said. At the time of the collision, Andresen was attempting to cross Old York Road near Woodmere Street was in a well-marked crosswalk, according to the criminal complaint.
Betyeman’s blood-alcohol concentration was above the legal limit of 0.08% BAC several hours after the collision, and he denied having consumed any alcohol or intoxicating substances when asked by police at the scene, authorities said.
Man traveled from California to N.J. to have sex with 14-year-old girl, authorities say
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
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A California man was arrested last week after traveling to New Jersey in December and twice having sex with a 14-year-old girl, authorities said.
Justin R. Ganutan, 22, was taken into custody in his hometown of Stockton, California and charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a minor, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.
Ganutan and the girl met online before he came to Franklin Township, officials said. Authorities found out about Gantuan after receiving a CyberTipline report.
A 2-year-old boy was struck and killed by a truck pulling out of a Somerset County driveway Saturday morning, police said.The 60-year-old driver was backing his pickup truck out of a Bennetts Lane home when he struck the child around 8:45 …