A Monmouth County grand jury has returned a six-count indictment charging a Neptune Township man and his juvenile co-defendant in the February shooting death of a 10-year-old Asbury Park boy, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni has announced. Karon Council, 18, and co-defendant Jah-Del K. Birch, 17, both of Neptune Township, are charged with killing […]

A Neptune Township teen charged with fatally shooting death 10-year-old Yovanni Banos-Merino in Asbury Park back in February will face those charges in an adult court, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni has announced. A Superior Court judge has ruled that Jah-Del K. Birch, 17, of Embury Avenue in Neptune Township, now faces adult charges […]

A GoFundMe page has been created to help fund the funeral services for 10-year-old Yovanni Banos-Merino, the victim of a Wednesday night’s shooting at a Ridge Avenue home.  The boy’s mother Lilia Merino, 38, also sustained injuries but was treated and released from Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune Township, officials have said. The […]