Some Of Essex County's Most Dangerous Fugitives Nabbed Warrant Sweep

Some of the most dangerous criminals in Essex County were arrested in April as part of a multiagency warrant sweep, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced on Friday, May 26.

Lavon Ford
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Sam Barron

05/30/2023 10:06 a.m.

Of the 43 fugitives, two of them were wanted for murder, while other crimes includes aggravated assault and weapons possession, Stephens said.

Lavon Ford, a 27-year-old Newark resident is charged with the fatal shooting of Frensley Bouquet on the McCarter Highway on Wednesday, April 12, Stephens said.

Antuane Gregory, a 42-year-old Irvington resident is charged with shooting four people in Newark on Saturday, April 15, killing one man, Stephens said.

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