He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition software led to the arrest of the wrong man, lawsuit says
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to remove the name of a facial recognition software firm. It is unknown which facial recognition program was used to identify Nijeer Parks. It has also been updated to include a statement from the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office.
When Nijeer Parks walked out of a New Jersey prison in 2016, he returned to his family in Paterson and told them he was done messing up his life.
Twice convicted for selling drugs, Parks spent six years behind bars and said he decided after his release to earn an honest living. He found a job as a clerk at the local PriceRite, began saving money and made plans to marry his fiancé.
NJ Man Charged With Murder in 89-Year-Old Grandmother s Death The elderly woman was found in a chair at her Carteret home by emergency responders, but authorities have not disclosed more info on the attack or what may have spurred it
Published December 23, 2020 •
Updated on December 24, 2020 at 8:14 am
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A man has been charged with murder in the death of his 89-year-old grandmother, whose body was found in her central New Jersey home this summer.
Shawn Gonzalez, 39, of Carteret, remains jailed pending a detention hearing, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. It wasn’t known Wednesday if he’s retained an attorney.
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Man charged with murdering his 89-year-old grandmother, authorities say
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Authorities on Tuesday said a Carteret man was charged with the murder of his 89-year-old grandmother, who was found dead at her borough home about four months ago.
Shawn Gonzalez, 39, was in custody at the county jail after his arrest in the slaying of Dolores Babij, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Carteret police were called to an unspecified first aid emergency shortly before 4 a.m. on Aug. 27 at Babij’s home, where they found her dead in a chair, according to a statement from the prosecutor’s office.
Man arrested after grabbing woman’s buttocks on N.J. street, cops say
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
A 20-year-old man who grabbed the buttocks of a woman as she walked in New Brunswick earlier this month has been arrested, authorities said.
Dandre Burrell, of New Brunswick, was charged with criminal sexual contact on Dec. 16, four days after he inappropriately touched the woman on Robinson Street, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday. He ran away after grabbing the woman, according to investigators.
Burrrell was sent to the Middlesex County jail on Monday after a detention hearing, officials said.
Anyone with information on incident or similar ones is asked to call New Brunswick police Det. Jeffrey Monticello of at 732-745-5217 or Det. Lauren Tredo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3711.