AN APPARENT FIGHT ENDS WITH ONE DEAD AND ONE IN CUSTODY
" Wilfredo Cabrera-Masariegos Has Been Charged With Manslaughter In Connection With The Death Of Rene Rivera-Hernandez."
Friday, July 28, 2023, 6:09 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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DOVER, NJ.- Yesterday, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll reported that a 34-Year-Old Dover, New Jersey man was taken into Custody and Charged in connection with the Death of a 47-Year-Old Homeless Man.
On Wednesday, July 26, 2023, just before 2:00 a.m., Members of The Dover Police Department responded to the Railroad Tracks near West Clinton Street in Dover on a report of a deceased individual. Upon arrival, Police Officers found a man, later identified as Rene Rivera-Hernandez, 47, a Homeless Individual who, from time to time frequented the Dover Area, deceased along the Tracks.
An examination by The Morris County Medical Examiner's Office determined The Cause of Death was Blunt Force Injury to the Head and The Manner of Death to be Homicide.
A Swift-Moving Investigation by Members of The Morris County Prosecutor's Office, Detectives of The Dover Police Department, and The Morris County Sheriff's Office quickly determined that in the late evening hours of Tuesday, July 25, 2023, Mr. Rivera-Hernandez was under the Highway Bridge with Wilfredo Cabrera-Masariegos, 34, of Dover, New Jersey. Further investigation determined an apparent altercation between the two men, at which time Mr. Cabrera-Masariegos Struck Mr. Rivera-Hernandez in the Head with a Rock Killing him.
Accordingly, as a result of the investigation, On Thursday, July 27, 2023, Mr. Cabrera-Masariegos was Charged with One Count of Second Degree Manslaughter; Third Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; and Fourth Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. Cabrera-Masariegos was Processed on the Charges and Remanded to The Morris County Correctional Facility pending a Pretrial Detention Hearing.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
FILED UNDER JULY 28, 2023: LAW, MORRIS: