The fate of alleged killer Zaire Jackson hangs in the balance as a jury of his peers deliberates on whether he is guilty or not guilty of murder. Jackson, 22, of Trenton, has been charged with murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose on allegations he knowingly … Read more →
A threatening “snitch letter” that a Mercer County Correction Center inmate received that was allegedly intended to intimidate him from testifying in Zaire Jackson’s murder trial was not handwritten by the defendant. J. Wright Leonard, a high-profile board certified forensic document examiner, testified Wednesday at Jackson’s murder trial that a comparative analysis of the defendant’s … Read more →
When Zaire Jackson was 17 years old, two detectives at Trenton Police headquarters questioned him extensively in hopes of getting the city teenager to confess to murder. The officers warned Jackson that he would eventually have a criminal trial and told him the jurors would want to know if he was a “ruthless thug” … Read more →
Nearly five years ago, a then-17-year-old Zaire Jackson allegedly shot and killed a city man execution style. Jackson, now 22, will finally have his day in court to defend himself before a jury of his peers. Jury selection began Tuesday at the Mercer County Criminal Courthouse for Jackson’s imminent murder trial. Jackson, a Trenton resident … Read more →
The mother of a Trenton teenager testified police didn’t have her permission to interview her son about potential involvement in the 2012 shooting death of a 21-year-old city man, contradicting a claim from police that they took proper steps before interrogating the underage suspect. Tonyell Jackson, the mother of Zaire Jackson, recalled at a Miranda … Read more →
City homicide detectives grilled Zaire Jackson in a small interrogation room inside the Trenton police department for more than two hours in April 2012. But they never got him to bend to their will. They were hoping Zaire, in custody on an unrelated burglary charge, would supply them with a much-needed confession so they could … Read more →
A 22-year-old Trenton man by the name of Irvin Jackson was shot in the head and killed Monday afternoon in an alley in the 100 block of Hermitage Avenue. The motive in the daylight execution of Jackson, 22, was not known. The men at Ben’s Furniture across Hermitage Avenue said they heard four loud reports. … Read more →
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