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Murder defendant Stephen Deflaun took the stand and described his decades-long history of mental health issues.

A prosecutor called the fatal shootout “shocking, deliberate escalation.”

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Teach NJ Draws 600+ for Annual ‘Mission’ to Trenton By Harry Glazer | May 19, 2021 Teach NJ’s Virtual Mission to Trenton, on Tuesday, May 11, clearly demonstrated that in the six years since it was established, Teach NJ has become a well-respected leader in both the Jewish community and New Jersey’s state capital. The mission attracted around 600 participants and representation from 16 yeshivot and Jewish schools across the state, who participated in 25-30 small group meetings with legislators. The mission also drew some impressive speakers, with remarks...

Update posted March 24, 2021: –District Attorney Dan Dow this week announced that 27-year-old Chelsea Annmarie Stiles has been sentenced to serve 15 years and eight months in state prison. In December 2020, a San Luis Obispo County jury convicted Stiles of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated; driving under the influence of a drug causing death; four counts of assault with a deadly weapon using an automobile; leaving the scene of a vehicle collision causing injury; child abuse; and misdemeanor possession of cocaine. The deadly crash sequence occurred at 6 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2019, on ...