Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Krissy Suckow finished Boston Marathon about 20 minutes before bomb went off
Krissy Suckow, who ran in the Boston Marathon on Monday, had time on the drive home to the Jersey Shore to think about how someone planned the bombing that left three dead, including an 8-year-old child, and at least 141 wounded. And she just kept thinking about the 5K race that was run the day before. "They had a 5K race the day before set up on the marathon course," Suckow said, as she rode in her father's car as he drove them home to Wall on Monday evening. "The finish line and everything were all set up for the marathon the next day, so anyone could see the whole course the day before and plan exactly where they wanted to do this," said Suckow, 29, a seventh and eighth grade teacher at Rahway Academy in Union County. And plan they …
Friday, April 12, 2013
Wells died from a gunshot wound, found in Long Branch backyard
From the bait and tackle shop to the Norma K III to the Gambler, the folks in Point Beach's fishing community are shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Michael M. Wells. Brian Stensland, owner of Fishermen's Supply, Point Beach, said Wells, an avid recreational fisherman and regular customer, was the kind of guy who everyone liked. "I don't know anyone, including me, who had anything bad to say about him," said Stensland, at his store on Thursday afternoon. Wells' body was found in the backyard of a Long Branch home on Wednesday morning. The Monmouth County Prosecutor's said that, based on the results of an autopsy done on Thursday, authorities found that Wells had died of a gunshot wound near his job in Long Branch and that the …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Prosecutor's office investigating death as a homicide
The Point Pleasant Borough man found dead in a Long Branch backyard on Wednesday morning died of a gunshot wound, according to results of an autopsy, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said on Thursday. Public Information Officer Charlie Webster said the death of Michael Wells, 56, of Riviera Parkway, is being investigated as a homicide. Webster said no arrests have been made in connection with Wells' death as of 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Wells was an employee of Dutch Prime Foods, 235 West Ave., Long Branch, which is about a block away from the backyard at 215 Cleveland Ave. where his body was found. The homeowner of 215 Cleveland Ave. reportedly discovered Wells' body on Wednesday morning and called police at 7:30 a.m. Wells was …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Body identified as Michael M. Wells, 56
The body found in a Long Branch backyard this morning has been identified as a 56-year-old Point Pleasant man. Michael M. Wells was found dead in the backyard of 215 Cleveland Ave. at 7:30 a.m., according to Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office Public Information Officer Charlie Webster. Webster said Wells was pronounced dead at 8:15 a.m. but that the cause of death has not yet been determined. He said the results of an autopsy will likely be released tomorrow. Webster could not comment on whether foul play led to Wells' death. Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.
But violators face only a disorderly person's charge
Gun owners who live with minors are required to keep guns locked or secured, but face only a potential disorderly person's offense if they are found guilty of violating that law, according to a copy of a state statute. The statute, on the state legislative website, says: "2C:58-15. Minor's access to a loaded firearm; penalty, conditions 1. a. A person who knows or reasonably should know that a minor is likely to gain access to a loaded firearm at a premises under the person's control commits a disorderly persons offense if a minor gains access to the firearm, unless the person: (1) Stores the firearm in a securely locked box or container; (2) Stores the firearm in a location which a reasonable person would believe …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Expert: DiGilio's boat had right of way; prosecution: lack of lights made him forfeit right of way
Anthony DiGilio's guilt or innocence on charges of vehicular homicide and assault by vessel will likely hinge on a few specific issues: whether his boat's navigation lights were on at the time he collided with another boater, and whether his speed was reckless given the conditions on the water at the time. The accident took place after 1 a.m. Aug. 3, 2008 near Gunner's Ditch, the area where the Metedeconk River and Barnegat Bay converge in Brick Township. The trial of DiGilio, a Brick resident, began Wednesday, over four years later. Senior Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Hillary Bryce said in an opening statement in Superior Court in Toms River on Wednesday that she will present witness testimony from a security guard at the Wharfside …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Brick resident facing vehicular homicide, assault by vessel charges
Brick resident Anthony DiGilio was described in court on Wednesday as both a reckless boater who sped away from an accident scene, leaving five people adrift in the dark of night, and a husband and father whose boat was cut off on his way home from a night out on the water with friends, resulting in a tragic accident. DiGilio's trial for the Aug. 3, 2008 boating accident on the Metedeconk River that claimed the life of 49-year-old Robert Post, an Essex Fells resident, began Wednesday with opening statements from Senior Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Hillary Bryce and defense attorney Joseph Tacopina. Superior Court Judge Francis Hodgson's Toms River court room was packed with family members and friends of Post – so packed that Ocean …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Death under investigation by Ocean County and Brick police.
The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and Brick Police are investigating an "unattended death" that occurred Saturday morning in one of the Tip Top Cabin efficiency units on Route 88 in Brick, just west of the Point Borough border. Ocean County Assistant Prosecutor Michel Paulhus said the body was located at 2214 Route 88. He said the investigation into the death is in the "preliminary stages." An autopsy was conducted early Sunday afternoon. According to Paulhus, the manner and cause of death remain unknown, pending results of toxicology tests. He did not speculate as to the cause of death. The crime scene at a series of white cabins on Route 88 was cordoned off with yellow police tape and Brick police and the county Criminalistics …
Monday, March 11, 2013
Robert "Paul" Cook released from Ocean County jail after arrest in Brick car crash
A Point Pleasant Borough man is out of jail for now, but could wind up right back in for up to 10 years if convicted of causing the death of a Brick woman in a car crash, authorities said on Monday. Robert P. Cook Jr., known as "Paul," 28, Mossbank Road, posted bail on Sunday, according to the Ocean County jail website. Cook had been lodged in the county jail on $100,000 bond, no 10 percent option, Executive Assistant County Prosecutor Michel Paulhus said. Cook is charged with second degree death by auto, drunken driving, reckless driving and failure to maintain lane, in connection with a Saturday afternoon car crash on Jordan Road near Colonial Drive, Paulhus said. Cook allegedly drove his Honda at about 3 p.m. into a car driven by Jane…
Friday, December 14, 2012
Jose Luis Marquez sentenced in the death of Kyleigh Sousa in Arizona
An Arizona man was sentenced to life in prison for dragging to death Kyleigh Sousa, a Point Borough woman, near her college in Arizona on May 26, 2010, according to a tweet from the Maricopa County, AZ, court officials. The sentence imposed on Jose Luis Marquez, 22, is life in prison, with a chance of parole, in the murder conviction and two and a half years for a robbery conviction, according to the tweet from the public information office of the Maricopa County Superior Court. Marquez was sentenced by Judge Edward Bassett in Maricopa County Superior Court on Friday after Kyleigh's mother, Karen Montenegro, implored the judge to sentence Marquez to life without parole. The judge rendered his decision of life in prison despite the …
Momma T
9:46 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Krissy, I am just glad you are safe! See you at SPF!! more ›