Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Press Releases
2024
September 17 Investigation by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit Leads to Arrest of Hamilton Man
September 17 Criminal Charges Filed in West Windsor Fatal Collision
September 5 Body Worn Camera Footage of Hightstown Police Officers Released as Part of BWC Wins Program
August 28 Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Fatal July Shooting
August 16 $1.1 Million in Cocaine, Oxycodone and Marijuana Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
August 13 Former Teacher Charged with Sexual Assault
August 2 Multiple Arrests Made in Fatal July Shooting
July 30 Mercer County Homicide Task Force Investigation Leads to Arrest in Fatal Shooting
July 30 Mercer County Homicide Task Force Investigation Leads to Arrest of 17-Year-Old for Fatal Shooting
July 25 15-Year-Old Arrested and Charged with Fatal Shooting
June 14 Shooting Death in Trenton Under Investigation
June 4 Mercer County Prosecutor Announces Investigative Staff Promotions
May 26 Shooting Death in Trenton Under Investigation
May 20 Trenton Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Aggravated Sexual Assault
May 20 Fatal Shooting in Trenton Under Investigation
May 2 Fatal Shooting in Trenton Under Investigation
May 1 $70,000 in Cocaine Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
April 22 Cold Case Investigation Leads to Arrest and Charges in 2008 Ewing Township Homicide
April 13 Trenton Man Arrested and Charged with Fatal Shooting
April 2 $500,000 in Cocaine Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
March 19 Stabbing Death in Trenton Under Investigation
March 19 Shooting Death in Trenton Under Investigation
March 12 Mercer County Homicide Task Force Investigation Leads to Arrest for Fatal Shooting in Trenton
March 8 Three Men Charged in Connection with November 2023 Shooting Homicide in Trenton
February 29 Shooting Homicide in Trenton Under Investigation
February 2 More Than $250,000 in Drugs Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
February 2 Ewing Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for June 2020 Homicide
January 5 Trenton Men Convicted of Double Homicide Sentenced to 60 Years in State Prison
2023
November 3 More Than $100,000 in Drugs Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
November 2 Trenton Man Charged with Fatal Shooting in Lawrence Township
October 26 Bridgeton Man Arrested and Charged with Fatal Stabbing in Trenton
October 20 Fatal Stabbing in Trenton Under Investigation
October 18 $40,000 in Heroin Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
October 16 Cocaine and Handguns Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
October 11 Mercer County Prosecutor’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit Arrests Hamilton Township Man
September 29 Suspicious Death Under Investigation in Trenton
September 22 Mercer County Jury Finds Trenton Man Guilty in August 2020 Double Homicide
September 20 Shooting Homicide in Trenton Under Investigation
August 11 Fatal Shooting Under Investigation in Lawrence Township
August 4 Hamilton Man Arrested and Charged with Homicide in West Windsor Township
July 24 Cocaine, Heroin, Handgun and 30 Pounds of Marijuana Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
July 6 Trenton Woman Arrested for Fatal Stabbing in June
July 2 One Charged in Shooting Homicide in Trenton
June 12 Shooting Homicide in Trenton Under Investigation
May 18 Fieldsboro Man Arrested for Fatal Shooting in Hamilton Township
May 15 Stabbing Homicide in Trenton Under Investigation
April 27 Trenton Man Charged in Homicide of Daniel Garvin
April 27 Ewing Man Charged with Homicide
April 26 Cold Case Investigation Identifies Suspect in 1984 Sexual Assault and Homicide
April 21 Mercer County Prosecutor Warns of Phone Scam
April 10 Shooting Homicide in Trenton Under Investigation
March 29 Former High School Teacher Charged with Sexual Assault, Endangering the Welfare of a Child
March 28 Two Charged in Connection to Friday Night Shooting Homicide in Trenton
March 21 Mercer County Prosecutor’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit Arrests West Deptford Township Man
March 8 Mercer County Prosecutor Warns of Tax Scam
February 22 Trenton Man Arrested for September 2022 Shooting Homicide
February 21 Two Trenton Men Arrested for Murder at the CURE Insurance Arena
February 12 Shooting Homicide in Trenton Under Investigation
January 27 $25,500 in Heroin Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
January 23 Two Charged in Connection to Donnell Williams Homicide
January 18 Shooting Homicide in Trenton Under Investigation
January 18 Trenton Man Charged in Connection to Body Found in Trash Bag
2022
January 1 Trenton Man Arrested for New Year’s Eve Homicide
January 12 Trenton Man Arrested for December Homicide
January 26 Mercer County Prosecutor’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit Arrests Lawrence Township Man
January 27 Mercer County Narcotics Task Force Seizes $100,000 in Cocaine
January 31 East Windsor Man Arrested for Child Pornography Possession and Animal Cruelty
February 14 Suspect Charged in Saturday Officer-Involved Shooting
February 15 Stabbing Homicide in Trenton Under Investigation
February 16 Trenton Woman Charged in Fatal Stabbing
February 22 Trenton Man Sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole
February 22 Kilograms of Heroin and Fentanyl Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
February 24 Fatal Stabbing in Trenton Under Investigation
February 25 Second Man Charged in August 2021 Ditmar Alley Homicide
February 25 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
February 28 Mercer County Prosecutor’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit Arrests Hamilton Township Man
March 2 Double Shooting in Trenton Under Investigation
March 3 Trenton Man Detained in Child Pornography, Sexual Assault Case
March 11 Trenton Man Arrested for February Homicide
March 14 Trenton Man Arrested for December Homicide
March 24 Mercer County Narcotics Task Force Seizes Cocaine, PCP and a Loaded 9mm Handgun
March 29 Mercer County Grand Jury Returns Indictment in the 2020 Murder of Dontae Barnes
March 29 Bordentown Man Charged in August 2021 Fatal Crash
April 7 Fatal Shooting in Trenton Under Investigation
April 11 More Than $200,000 in Heroin Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
April 12 Trenton Man Arrested for March Homicide
April 28 Two Charged in Connection to Shimon Nesmith Homicide
May 2 Juvenile Arrested for March Death of Tahaad Goss
June 2 Fatal Stabbing in Trenton Under Investigation
June 6 Shooting Homicide in Ewing Under Investigation
June 6 UPDATE: Shooting Homicide in Ewing Under Investigation
June 15 Guns and Cocaine Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
June 16 Mercer County Jury Finds Trenton Man Guilty in the 2018 Murder of 20-Year-Old Danny Diaz-Delgado
June 30 Mercer County Grand Jury Returns Indictment in Murder of 9-Year-Old Sequoya Bacon-Jones
September 16 $45,500 in Methamphetamine Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
September 21 Shooting Homicide in Trenton Under Investigation
September 21 Suspicious Death Investigation in Trenton
October 6 Former Princeton Public Schools Employee Charged with Stealing More Than $95,000 in School Property
October 11 Shooting Homicide in Trenton Under Investigation
October 11 MCPO Internet Crimes Against Children Unit Arrests Monroe Township Man
October 13 Trenton Man Arrested in Connection to Suspicious Death Investigation
October 14 Mercer County Homicide Task Force Investigation Leads to Arrest in May Shooting Homicide
October 20 Body of Missing Princeton University Student Found
October 24 Fatal Fire Under Investigation in Trenton
October 25 Mercer County Homicide Task Force Investigation Leads to Arrest in Shooting Homicide of Daquan Brown
October 27 Shooting Homicide in Trenton Under Investigation
November 10 Trenton Man Charged with the Murder of Corrine Daniels
November 17 One Dead, Two Others Wounded in Wednesday Evening Shooting in Trenton
November 23 Hopewell Township Man Charged with Murdering His Father
December 15 Cocaine, Gun Seized by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force
December 16 Mercer County Jury Finds Trenton Man Guilty in August 2020 Double Homicide
December 18 Fatal Shooting Under Investigation in Hopewell Township
December 21 Mercer County Prosecutor Warns of Telephone Scam
December 21 Mercerville Elementary School Teacher Charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child
December 23 Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania Woman Arrested for Attempted Murder
December 23 Two Teens Arrested for the Shooting Death of Philip Urban
December 25 Philadelphia Man Arrested for Christmas Eve Homicide in Trenton
December 28 Update on the Death of Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie