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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Trenton Man Sentenced

TRENTON NEW JERSEY MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE 

     " Hamilton Morgan Sentenced To Life Without The Possibility Of Parole For The May, 2019 Murder Shooting Death Of  Maurice Rowe."

February 23, 2022 4:45 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News, 



TRENTON, NJ.- On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced that on Thursday, February 17, 2022 a Trenton, New Jersey man was Sentenced to New Jersey State Prison without the possibility of Parole for the May, 2019 Murder of Maurice Rowe of Trenton.



     Hamilton Morgan, was Sentenced by Mercer County Superior Court Judge Darlene Pereksta on Thursday, February 17, 2022. A Mercer County Jury found Mr. Morgan Guilty of all counts in August 2021. After the Conviction, The State moved for mandatory extended-term sentencing under New Jersey’s Three Strikes Law. Judge Pereksta also Sentenced Mr. Morgan to concurrent Terms of Ten Years on the Firearms Possession Charge and the Certain Persons Not to Possess a Weapon Charge.


     On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at approximately 6:00 p.m., a Trenton Police Street Crimes Unit  responding to an unrelated call on Hoffman Avenue when they heard Shots Fired. Detectives John Carrigg and Stephen Szbanz observed a large group of people at the corner of Stuyvesant and Hoffman Avenues and the Suspect, later identified as Mr. Morgan, Fleeing the Scene with a Gun. The Detectives pursued Mr. Morgan on foot down an alley and were able to take him into Custody on Ellsworth Avenue. Detectives located a Handgun and an additional Loaded Magazine was found on Mr. Morgan’s person.


     The victim, later identified as 30-Year-Old Maurice Rowe of Trenton, who succumbed to Multiple Gunshot Wounds and was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene.


FILED UNDER FEBRUARY 23, 2022: LAW, MERCER: 

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