Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Rockaway man charged with running marijuana production facility after he called police to report finding his wife dead in their home.
A Rockaway Township man was charged with maintaining a drug production facility Tuesday when he called police to his Sanders Road home after finding his wife dead inside, authorities said. The cause of death of Donna Kent, 56, was under investigation Wednesday, but Acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said an autopsy showed no indication of foul play. When police arrived at the house -- spurred by a 911 call from the woman's husband -- they smelled marijuana and applied for a search warrant, Knapp said in a release. Police found 30 pot plants in the house, Knapp said, some of which were hidden behind false walls. Also, $10,000 cash, a handgun and two shotguns were found in the home, Knapp said. "It included a lighting system, an …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
'Do you want me to go to jail?' the man was recorded saying to the boy over the phone, according to a county prosecutor's affidavit.
A Parsippany man is being held at the Morris County Jail on $225,000 bail after being charged Monday with sexually assaulting a boy over a seven-year period, according to a NJ.com report. An affidavit signed by Sgt. Anthony DeVincenzo of the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said Keith W. Harp, 44, allegedly committed the crimes in Parsippany and in Carroll County, Md. Harp is charged with four counts of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of child endangerment and one count each of aggravated criminal sexual contact and sexual assault. In video interviews with a Carroll County Sheriff's Department detective recorded April 2, the victim, now a teenager, reportedly talked about his experiences, saying Harp allegedly sexually assaulted him…
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Carrie Ruffner found 3.4 miles from home Saturday after last being seen Wednesday in Basking Ridge.
A Long Hill woman who had been missing since Wednesday was found safe Saturday afternoon. Carrie Ruffner, 34, was found by Long Hill police Sgt. Aaron Buerstetta at 3:49 p.m. near the intersection of Carlton Road and Whitebridge Road in Millington, only 3.4 miles from her home. Ruffner was transported to Morristown Medical Center for evaluation, acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said in a release. Authorities did not say where Ruffner had been for the past three days or if she suffered from a medical condition. Ruffner disappeared after leaving her parents' house in Basking Ridge around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, and had been expected back at her own home on Meyersville Road in Long Hill. A large search coordinated by the Morris …
Lawrence Ball, a former county worker, must submit to mental health treatment.
A former Morris County employee will be on probation for five years after he used a slingshot to fire at passing cars. Lawrence Ball, 55, of Randolph was sentenced Friday to five years probation by Judge Robert J. Gilson. Ball, a 19-year Morris employee, had pleaded guilty March 12 to third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (a BB gun) and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose (a slingshot). Ball was arrested on Sept. 13, 2010, after authorities reported he had been firing the weapons at passing cars, acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said in a release. The Randolph man will have to submit to mental health treatment as a condition of his probation. Ball also must forfeit public employment, any weapons …
Friday, May 3, 2013
Morris County authorities report that Carrie Ruffner, last seen Wednesday at parents' home in Basking Ridge, is still missing.
The search continued on Friday for Long Hill resident Carrie Ruffner, 34, who was last seen at her parents home in Basking Ridge on Wednesday evening. Ruffner had not been located as of shortly before 4 p.m. Friday, said Morris County First Assistant Prosecutor Tom Zelante. He said he had nothing further to report at that time, but added that further updates would be released as needed. Zelante said the investigation is being handled entirely within Morris County, since that's where Ruffner's home is located. Ruffner, 34, was last seen leaving her parents' house around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said Ruffner was driving to her own home on Meyersville Road in Long Hill Township and was expected to …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Carrie Ruffner was last seen in Basking Ridge on Wednesday.
A massive search was underway Thursday for a woman who never made it home from her parents' Basking Ridge home a night earlier. Carrie Ruffner, 34, was last seen leaving her parents' house around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said Ruffner was driving to her own home on Myersville Road in Long Hill Township and was expected to return, but never did. About 50 people participated in a search for Ruffner Thursday near the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge as helicopters searched from above, according to NJ.com. As the search continues for Ruffner, her two children are safe and with relatives. Ruffner is 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 130 pounds, with blond hair and hazel eyes. Knapp said she has an athletic…
Monday, April 29, 2013
Decision means shorter sentence for Lake Hiawatha pizzeria cook convicted of assaulting a woman in 2007.
The New Jersey Supreme Court agreed with an appellate court decision overturning a Parsippany man’s conviction on two counts in the 2007 sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman, reported NJ.com. The state's highest court ruled that 26-year-old Eric Clemente Rangel, an undocumented worker from Mexico, was charged incorrectly because the wrong section of New Jersey's aggravated sexual assault law was applied to the case. As a result, Rangel's 27-year prison sentence will be reduced. Rangel, who worked for a Lake Hiawatha pizzeria, was convicted on five charges including first-degree aggravated sexual assault and second-degree attempted aggravated sexual assault after his 2009 trial. Both of those charges were thrown out Monday. In the 2007 …
Friday, April 26, 2013
John Montefusco Sr. continued offering legal advice for money despite being disbarred in 2009, say law enforcement officials.
Parsippany attorney John Montefusco Sr., disbarred for mail fraud in 2009, is facing brand new troubles, according to a collection of law enforcement officials. Acting Morris County Prosecutor Frederic M. Knapp, Hopatcong Borough Police Chief Robert Brennan and Roxbury Township Police Chief James Simonetti announced Friday that Montefusco, 72, is facing a new charge—third degree unlawful practice of law. Officials say that on a number of occasions between December 2012 and April 2013, Montefusco allegedly met with an individual and discussed providing legal representation in a pending criminal court matter. During that time period, Montefusco allegedly accepted money from the individual as a retainer to provide legal services. In early …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Morris Plains man also faces sexual assault charges.
A former Parsippany Boy Scout leader from Morris Plains has been indicted on child pornography charges. Stephen Corcoran, 45, was indicted Tuesday on charges including one count of second-degree distribution of child pornography and 10 counts of fourth-degree possession of child pornography. Acting Morris Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said Corcoran showed an 18-year-old male friend child pornography in the fall of 2011. An investigation of Corcoran's computer revealed images of nude minor males as well as minor males engaged in sex acts, an affidavit on file at Superior Court states. Corcoran was initially arrested on the charges Jan. 20, 2012. The Morris Plains man was arrested again in December on charges that he molested two teenage boys in …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Prosecutor's office to recognize professionals who assist crime victims Monday.
Morris County will be recognizing National Crime Victim's Rights Week next week beginning with a special ceremony on Monday. The ceremony, according to an announcement by Acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp, will be held at noon in front of the County Administration and Records Building on Court Street in Morristown. County professionals who assist crime victims and advocate on their behalf will be honored. "Thirty years ago, crime victims did not have rights, access to crime victim compensation, or services to help rebuild their lives. They were often excluded from courtrooms, treated as an afterthought by the criminal justice system, and denied an opportunity to speak at sentencing," Knapp's office said in a press release. "…
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