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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

East Orange Man Sentenced For 2010 Essex Fells Robbery

Reginald Anthony, 30, of East Orange was charged with second-degree conspiracy to commit a burglary that resulted in the death of 91-year-old Robert Nevius of Essex Fells.

A Superior Court judge in Newark Wednesday sentenced an East Orange man to 20 years in prison for the 2010 beating, stabbing and robbery of a 91-year-old Essex Fells man. Reginald Anthony, 30, was sentenced before Superior Court Judge Peter J. Vazquez for the robbery and the resulting death of Robert Nevius of Essex Fells, a decorated World War II veteran. On Nov. 14, a jury found Anthony guilty of second-degree conspiracy to commit burglary but acquitted him on murder charges. “There is a need to protect the public from this defendant,” said Vasquez during the sentencing. Under the No Early Release Act, Anthony must serve 85 percent of his sentence, or a minimum of 17 years, before he is eligible for parole, said Acting Essex County …

Adam

2:52 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013

For those who wish to murder and rob for a living I only wish one thing for them. A quick exit from this planet. I'm so sick of good people, law abiding people becoming victims of this kind of excrement. They shouldn't be breathing the same air that good people breath. Why. Why must we live in fear. Damn them damn all these criminals.   more ›

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Alleged Brick 'Hit-and-Run' Boater's Trial Date Set

Robert Post, of Essex Fells, died in the 2008 boat accident.

The man accused of vehicular homicide and assault stemming from an August 2008 boating accident near the mouth of the Metedeconk River will have his day in court Oct. 29, officials said. Brick resident Anthony Digilio, now 33, is facing a single count of vehicular homicide and two counts of assault by vessel. He was charged after authorities alleged he was at the helm of a boat involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed an Essex County man and injured two others. The August 3, 2008 accident, which occurred after 1:30 a.m., resulted in the death of Robert Post, a 49-year-old Essex Fells resident who was piloting a 17-foot Boston Whaler that night. Several other people were injured in the accident, two seriously. After the accident, …

On the Mark

4:17 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012

Why not report the facts of August 3, 2008: Digilio left the scene of the accident, leaving injured victims in the water Digilio hauled his damaged boat from the water and hid the boat after the accident Why would a boater act in such a matter, he's obviously trying to cover up a crime. Any boater knows that sound on the water travels great distances, more so at night. How he couldn't hear the …   more ›

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