41 Arrests In Essex County Include Homicide, Assault Suspects: ECPO

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Police recently arrested more than three dozen people in Essex County during a massive warrant sweep, including several fugitives accused of homicides and 12 alleged gang members, authorities announced Monday.

“Operation Essex” was conducted by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office in partnership with the Essex County Sheriff’s Department and the Newark Police Department. The arrests took place throughout the month of October.

In total, 41 people were arrested, charged and taken into custody, authorities said. The charges included homicide, aggravated assault and sexual assault, as well as less severe offenses such as shoplifting, drug possession and parole violations.

“I’m proud our detectives and prosecutors, whose investigation skills are second to none,” Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. “Anyone who tries to ignore a warrant for arrest in Essex County should know that we will prosecute to the full extent of the law.”

Some of the arrestees and charges included:

HOMICIDE

• Zamir Caldwell, 26, of Plainfield – Homicide
• Hasan Holmes, 31, of Orange – Homicide
• Kyree Jones, 20, of Hillside - Homicide
• Jamaal Mahorn, 55, of Newark - Homicide
• Tyquil Martin, 23, of Newark - Homicide, weapons offenses

ASSAULT

• Kyeem Coleman, 18, of Newark - Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon/Violation of parole
• Lamar Johnson, 32, of Newark – Aggravated Assault
• William Johnson, 46, of Newark - Aggravated Assault
• Fernando Pellot, 35, of Orange - Aggravated Assault
• Hadiyah Sorey, 41, of Newark - Assault
• Glen Turner, 56, of Newark - Aggravated Assault
• Israel Villanueva, 44, of Newark - Aggravated Assault
• Malik Ward, 52, of Newark - Aggravated Assault
• Kenneth Yarborough, 33, of Newark - Aggravated Assault/Violation of parole

ROBBERY/THEFT

• Ti Enos, 42, of Newark - Fencing/Receiving stolen property/Conspiracy
• Jasmine McKoy, 29, of Elizabeth – Theft, CDS possession
• Latrice R. Spruill, 35, of Newark - Theft
• Kenneth Spuma, 33, of Union - Receiving stolen property/Theft
• Khalil Totten, 26, of Newark – Robbery
• Franklin White, 57, of Newark - Robbery
• Zamir Wright, 18, of Newark - Fencing/Receiving stolen property/Eluding/Violation of parole

SEX OFFENSES

• Eder Recinos-Asencio, 36, of Newark - Sexual Assault
• Andre Rollins, 30, of Newark - Theft/Failure to Register as Sex Offender

DRUG OFFENSES

• Kim Little-Davey, 55, of Newark – Manufacture/Distribution of CDS
• Morell Smith, 32, of Newark – Possession/Distribution of CDS

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