DaShawn Bethea stood solemn in khaki prison garb before a Mercer County Judge as he received a sentence of 14 years in the death of 61-year-old Berkley McDaniel in June of 2013 on Friday. The 27-year-old was sentenced in accordance with a negotiated plea deal for manslaughter and aggravated assault in two violent cases in … Read more →
Prosecutors must be throwing a fall blowout sale after a Trenton man essentially paid for one crime and got another free in murder and attempted murder cases. Dashawn Bethea admitted Thursday to aggravated manslaughter and aggravated assault in two violent cases in Trenton and will spend less than two decades behind bars under terms of … Read more →
A Trenton man is expected to take his case to trial rather than accept an offer from prosecutors that would require him to spend 30 years in prison for murder. Dashawn Bethea, 25, is accused of firing a .40 caliber handgun into a crowd on the 400 block of Stuyvesant Avenue on June 9, 2013 … Read more →
A city man has been indicted in connection with the 2013 shooting death of 61-year-old Berkley McDaniel. Around 8:45 p.m. on June 9, 2013, police found McDaniel lying on the sidewalk in the 400 block of Stuyvesant Avenue suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. McDaniel was pronounced dead at the scene. In January, … Read more →
The two victims from Sunday’s shooting on the 400 block of Stuyvesant Avenue don’t appear to be the intended targets of the suspects, according to police. “They were shooting in their direction, but there were others nearby,” Lt. Mark Kieffer said. Police responded to the shots fired call at 8:45 p.m. and found 61-year-old Berkley … Read more →
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