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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Benorce Duncan, 32, of Jersey City, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal court to an indictment charging him with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
Hayden imposed the sentence by videoconference earlier today.
On May 21, 2019, Duncan knowingly possessed a Röhm .22-caliber RG10 revolver loaded with six rounds of ammunition.
At that time, Duncan had previously been convicted in Hudson County Superior Court of aggravated assault and robbery, both of which are felonies.
In addition to the prison term, Hayden sentenced Duncan to three years of supervised release.
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Kai Robinson. Photo courtesy of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Yesterday, Hudson County Superior Court Patrick J. Arre sentenced Omar Williams,
23, of Jersey City, to 10 years in New Jersey state prison for his role in the death of Kamal
McCord, 19, of Jersey City – which occurred on May 2, 2018 in Jersey City, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.
Arre also sentenced one of Williams’ co-defendants, Kai Robinson, 23, of Jersey City, to a term of five years in New Jersey state prison.
Both men pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter, with Robinson’s plea having the charge treated as second degree at sentencing.
West New York man pleads guilty to insurance fraud related to Hoboken hit-and-run
Richard Hamedl. Photo courtesy of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Richard Hamedl, 32, of West New York, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree insurance fraud in relation to an insurance claim filed following his involvement in a hit-and-run incident with a parked car in Hoboken, Suarez said in a statement.
The plea was accepted by the Hudson County Superior Court Judge Vincent J. Militello during a virtual plea hearing on Wednesday.
On August 26th, 2020, Hamedl was operating a 2019 BMW X6 when he struck a parked vehicle on 10th Street in Hoboken and fled the scene.
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The family of a woman killed by a Hudson Bergen-Light Rail train on Christmas Eve in 2019 has filed a $10 million offer of judgement as part of wrongful death lawsuit filed against NJ Transit, the HBLR, and other related entities.
Photo via exchangeplacealliance.com.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
The seven-count, 30-page lawsuit was filed in Hudson County Superior Court on January 11th by Devon Collins, the administratrix of the estate of Shannon Flood – the 43-year-old woman killed by a light rail train near the Exchange Place station on December 24th, 2019.
NJ Transit released few details surrounding her death at the time, but the lawsuit contends that she was simply “lawfully crossing the street” when she was killed.
Community group sues Jersey City over controversial Bergen-Lafayette development
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
A 350+ unit project is planned for 417 Communipaw Ave. in Jersey City. It will be a 17-story building across from Berry Lane Park. It will also include a community center on Woodward Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
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A community group has sued Jersey City and the city planning board, alleging that plans for a controversial high-rise in the city’s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood violate both New Jersey law and the terms of a neighborhood development plan.
The Morris Canal Redevelopment Area Community Development Corporation and its executive director, June Jones, filed the suit Monday to halt the development of the Morris Canal Manor, a planned 17-story development at 417 Communipaw Ave., near Woodward Street and just north of Berry Lane Park.