Hudson County View
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Jamel Armfield, 20, of Jersey City, previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to an indictment charging him with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
Arleo imposed the 60-month sentence earlier today.
On June 24, 2020, Armfield knowingly possessed a .45 caliber Springfield Armory semi-automatic handgun, Model XD-45 ACP, and 14 rounds of .45 caliber ammunition when he fired nine rounds of ammunition from that handgun at a moving vehicle traveling on Gates Avenue in Jersey City.
The motive and intended target(s) remain unknown. The shooting was captured on a nearby surveillance camera. The firearm was then hidden by Armfield and recovered by members of the Jersey City Police Department and it contained five additional rounds of ammunition.
The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency gave vacant lots to the Urban League of Hudson County to build affordable housing, the city said. Instead, according to a new lawsuit, the nonprofit sold it for nearly $1.5 million.
Accused drug dealer with loaded gun arrested after scuffle with police; drugs, cash recovered
Updated May 03, 2021;
An armed, accused drug dealer was arrested for the second time since January after a tense altercation with police Saturday, authorities said.
Daouda H. Coulibaly, 24, of Bayonne was taken into custody at 3:27 p.m. in the area of 53rd Street and Broadway, Bayonne Capt. Eric Amato said. He was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a large capacity magazine, possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, and other weapons and drugs offenses.
After his arrest, police recovered narcotic paraphernalia, numerous vials of cocaine, a quantity of heroin, more than $2,000 in suspected proceeds of narcotic sales, and a defaced 9mm semi-automatic handgun equipped with a laser sight and a high capacity magazine, which was fully loaded with 9mm full metal jackets bullets.
Hudson County View
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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“This case is about the people’s right to speak and protest against a government policy. Our clients were using public sidewalks to express themselves and should be subject to the same laws as everyone else who uses them,” ACLU-NJ Legal Director Jeanne LoCicero said in a statement early this afternoon.
“These officials went to court to insulate themselves from opposing views. It’s not just a misuse of public resources, it’s also unconstitutional.”
The December 8th temporary restraining order, granted by Hudson County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Jablonski – who has since become the county assignment judge – included a number of specific parameters if protests were to continue, as HCV first reported.
Sentencing of Jersey City police officer convicted of stealing cash from man is postponed
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
The sentencing a Jersey City police officer who was convicted last year of stealing cash from a man was postponed at the last moment Wednesday morning.
The hearing for Denzel Suitt had been scheduled Wednesday morning before Hudson County Superior Court Judge John Young, but it has been rescheduled for June 2, court officials said.
Suitt was convicted of official misconduct and theft by unlawful taking related to a March 25, 2018 incident in which he stole money from the wallet of a man on Bayside Terrace. The jury verdict came after a one-week trial that Suitt’s supporters say was not fair.