4 pleads guilty in question linked to the NJ Trooper shooting

Four people pleaded guilty about an incident that led to Injury to a New Jersey State Police Detective Almost five years ago, prosecutor General of State announced on Thursday.

Detective Richard Hershey investigated an invasion at home that beat and robbery at Harding Woods Mobile Home Park in Pittsgrove, in Salem County, on April 25, 2020. He was confronted by a large group of people who returned to the area to attack a relative of the victim from the previous incident.

The group was armed with hand weapons, a knife and a bottle, according to prosecutors.

After identifying and ordered the angry, advanced crowd to disperse, Hershey attracted his weapon to defend himself and witnesses that he interviewed, according to prosecutors.

Three people in the crowd opened fire on HersheyHitting him at the hip, the police said.

The detective survived and required a long stay in the hospital before returning to work.

Three men Bridgeton – Tremaine Hadden, 32, Najzer “Naz” Hutchings, 26 years old and Kareen “Kai” Warner, 23 – were previously sentenced to prison after shooting.

Earlier this month, three other defendants in the extended case were guilty for the accusations of conspiracy of the third degree to commit an aggravated attack, and a fourth person was guilty of revolt by the third degree.

The accusations are not related to the wounds suffered by Hershey.

The four defendants acknowledged as part of their reasons that they had left the trailer park with the science that one of them had a knife and planned to hurt a harding Woods resident.

They face possible penalties from five years in prison for one defendant, up to nine months in prison for another.

The whole case resulted from alleged observations that the victim of the invasion at home made about one of her attackers, according to the judicial documents.

A few hours after that incident, a group of about 15 people returned to the mobile house park to attack a victim’s relative when they met Hershey, prosecutors said.

“The plot of several of these defendants to commit violence has led to a member of the New Jersey State Police was almost killed,” said Prosecutor General Plankin. “Detective Hershey’s courage under the fire It was extraordinary. I am grateful for his continuous recovery and service and for the activity of investigators and prosecutors who have been assured that the defendants involved in this incident have been brought in justice. “

More than a dozen fires were pulled to Hershey during the incident, officials said, and several blows hit busy residences.