By PAUL MICKLE pmickle@trentonian.com TRENTON — A lawyer Wednesday said his client — the second suspect in the Veterans Day shooting death of a Mercer County prison officer — was at the scene, but had nothing to do with the fatal 22-shot barrage at a Chambersburg landmark. Attorney Jeff Broderick, public defender for Hykeem Tucker, … Read more →
TRENTON — A second man connected to the homicide of a Mercer County Corrections officer has been made. According to reports, Hykeem Tucker, 26, was arrested in connection with the Nov. 11 shooting death of Carl Batie. Tucker was arrested in the morning of Jan. 24 by U.S. Marshals. It is unclear what role Tucker … Read more →
TRENTON (AP) — Bail will remain at $1 million for a Trenton man accused of fatally shooting an off-duty New Jersey corrections officer at a city banquet hall late last year. Twenty-six-year-old Maurice Skillman faces murder charges in the death of Carl Batie, a 27-year-old Willingboro resident who served in Mercer County. Skillman’s lawyer sought … Read more →
A fundraiser for the family of Carl Batie will be held at The Big Easy on 120 South Warren St. Friday night at 8:00 p.m. Portions of the $15 cover charge will go to the Batie family and the event will feature a live performance from Sonny and Company featuring Lemmy. To find additional information, … Read more →
The New Jersey State Policeman’s Benevolent Association is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who shot and killed Carl Batie, a Mercer County Corrections officer. Batie was killed on Nov. 11 at Baldassari’s Regency in Chambersburg when a gunman fired from the parking lot up onto the second … Read more →
An off-duty Mercer County Corrections officer was shot and killed early Sunday morning at Baldassari’s Regency in Chambersburg. It’s a death that marks Trenton’s 20th homicide of 2012. “It was an act of a coward, shooting into a crowd of people,” Sgt. Tony Manzo, who was working security at Baldassari’s while off duty the night … Read more →
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