For Immediate Release: September 22, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced that on September 15, 2023, RANDY MANNING formerly of Englewood, NJ was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment in New Jersey State Prison after being convicted of murder, arson, desecration of human remains, and weapons offenses in connection with the death of Rhian Stoute in August 2011. On August 15, 2011, RANDY MANNING shot the victim to death in a vacant house in Englewood. He returned to the scene several hours later and set the victim’s body on fire. MANNING then hid the victim’s body in an SUV, drove the SUV to Paramus, NJ, and abandoned the vehicle on a quiet residential street. He discarded key pieces of evidence in sewers in both Paramus and Brooklyn, New York, that were subsequently discovered by law enforcement during the ensuing investigation. On June 7, 2023, following a six-week jury…

For Immediate Release: September 22, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JUHAAN HAMMOND (DOB: 9/16/1993; single; unemployed) of 57 Jewell Street, Second Floor, Garfield, NJ on strict liability and drug distribution-related charges. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Garfield Police Department under the direction of Chief Richard Uram. On Sunday, September 17, 2023, at approximately 6:41 p.m., the Garfield Police Department received a 911 call reporting the drug overdose of two victims. Responding officers located the two victims in the area of 249 Lincoln Place in Garfield, and life-saving measures were immediately initiated, including the administration of Naloxone. The victims were subsequently transported to an area hospital for treatment, where one of the transported victims, identified as 30-year-old Ivan Santiago of Garfield, NJ, was pronounced deceased. Detectives from…

For Immediate Release: September 21, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of EDISON PRO (DOB: 12/15/1969; married; handyman) of 2 Short Way, Paramus, NJ on charges of sexual assault by contact, endangering the welfare of a child, and aggravated criminal sexual contact.  The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Paramus Police Department under the direction of Chief Robert Guidetti. On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, the Division of Child Protection & Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of two children.  An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Paramus Police Department revealed that EDISON PRO sexually assaulted two children who were 13 years or younger, in Paramus, NJ on more than one occasion. As a result of the investigation, on…

For Immediate Release: September 21, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of ISAIHA PRICE (DOB: 04/28/1998; single; unemployed) of 1665 Manton Street, Saint Paul, MN, on charges of creating child sexual abuse and exploitation material, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Teaneck Police Department under the direction of Chief Andrew McGurr. On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, the Teaneck Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a child. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Teaneck Police Department revealed that PRICE recorded himself sexually assaulting a child who was under the age of 16 on more than one occasion in Teaneck, NJ. On Monday, September 18, 2023, as…

For Immediate Release: September 19, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of SHALOM YEHUDIEL (DOB: 3/03/1982; married; business owner) of Aventura, Florida on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.  The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Federal Bureau of Investigation New York Field Office under the direction of Assistant Director-in-Charge Michael J. Driscoll. On Friday, November 19, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a child.  An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed that SHALOM YEHUDIEL sexually assaulted the child, who was 16 years old or younger at the time, in Teaneck, NJ, on more than one occasion. As a result of the…

For Immediate Release: September 16, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of TAE LEE (DOB: 12/3/1952; married; unemployed) of 505 North Avenue, Apt 16M, Fort Lee, NJ. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Moonachie Police Department under the direction of Chief Richard Behrens. On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at approximately 4:40 a.m., the Moonachie Police Department received a 911 call reporting a crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at the intersection of Industrial Avenue and U.S. Route 46 in Teterboro, NJ. The pedestrian, a 75-year-old Paterson, NJ resident, was transported to Hackensack University Hospital for treatment of serious bodily injuries. An investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Moonachie Police Department revealed that an SUV operated by TAE LEE struck…

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information: The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Fort Lee Police Department have determined that the circumstances surrounding the death of a 7-year-old boy at a residential apartment complex on Anderson Avenue yesterday were the result of a tragic accident and no criminal activity was involved. On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at approximately 5:29 p.m., the Fort Lee Police Department responded to a 911 call regarding a report that a 7-year-old boy had fallen from an upper-floor window. The child was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center and ultimately pronounced deceased. The investigation was conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Fort Lee Police Department under the direction of Chief Matthew Hintze. Prosecutor Musella, Chief Love, and Chief Hintze share their deepest condolences with the boy’s family and friends as…

For Immediate Release: September 14, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of GALO A. FERNANDEZ (DOB: 10/02/1999; single; parking attendant) of 178 Wood Ridge Street, Floor 2, Wood-Ridge, NJ on charges of possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love. On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the residence of GALO FERNANDEZ during a months-long Internet child pornography investigation. The investigation revealed that FERNANDEZ used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children. As a result of the investigation, GALO FERNANDEZ was arrested on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 in Paramus, NJ and charged with second-degree distribution of child pornography, N.J.S.A 2C:24-4b(5)(a)(i);…

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Fort Lee Police Department are investigating a death that occurred at a residential apartment complex on Anderson Avenue on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. At approximately 5:29 p.m., the Fort Lee Police Department responded to a 911 call regarding an unresponsive 7-year-old child. Subsequently, the child was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center and ultimately pronounced deceased. An investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Fort Lee Police Department under the direction of Chief Matthew Hintze. No other information is available at this time.

For Immediate Release: September 13, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of RHUELLAH RILEY (DOB: 4/09/1999; single; sales associate) of Little Ferry, NJ, on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, sexual assault by contact, and endangering the welfare of a child.  The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Little Ferry Police Department under the direction of Chief James Walters. On Monday, July 17, 2023, the Little Ferry Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a child.  An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Little Ferry Police Department revealed that RHUELLAH RILEY sexually assaulted the child in Little Ferry, NJ between the years 2020 and 2023. As a result of the investigation, on Thursday, September 7, 2023,…