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John Formisano is facing life plus 70 years if convicted at trial, which is expected to begin in August or early fall.

Richard Ziegler admitted he sexually assaulted both girls in April. A Morris County judge on Friday sentenced him to 10 years in prison.

Bartenders kept serving intoxicated N.J. man who later killed 3 people in Route 80 crash, lawsuit says Updated 4:02 PM; Today 12:17 PM Miguel Botero was the driver in a fatal crash in October 2019 on Route 80 in Morris County. Photo is from his first court appearance.Keith A. Muccilli | For NJ Advance Media Facebook Share Workers at three Morristown bars are accused in a wrongful death lawsuit of over-serving a man who later drove drunk on Route 80, killing three people. The family of Ronald Francois, one of those killed in the crash two years ago, claims bartenders at Iron Bar, Revolution ...

In Elizabeth, jurors in a carjacking case shared their unease at seeing Black men in a mostly white neighborhood. The conviction of two African Americans in the trial was later overturned.  In Camden, a juror cited a Hindu doctor's refusal to put his hand on the Bible while being sworn in for a sexual harassment case. And in Paterson, an assistant prosecutor dismissed three African Americans from the jury pool in a notorious murder trial, questioning whether they would be impartial. Two of the potential jurors were struck for a hairstyle that supposedly indicated "a more permissible att...

A former Newark police lieutenant accused of killing his estranged wife was sued in federal court on Tuesday by the woman's boyfriend, who also named the Newark Police Department. Christine Solaro, 37, and Timothy Simonson allegedly were shot multiple times on the evening of July 14, 2019, by John Formisano, a 24-year veteran of the Newark Police Department. The lawsuit alleges that the city Police Department failed to strip Formisano of his gun and badge after he showed suicidal behavior and indicated in front of other officers that he was thinking of hurting himself. Additionally, the sui...