EAST ORANGE MEN SENTENCED FOR A 2022 LINDEN NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING THAT INJURED THREE
"Najir Page Was Sentenced Last Week To 10 Years In New Jersey State Prison & Sharif Evans Was Sentenced To Time Served & 3 Years Probation."
Friday, December 15, 2023, 3:00 P.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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LINDEN, NJ.- Today, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel reported that on Friday, December 8, 2023, Two East Orange, New Jersey men were Sentenced for their crimes in connection with an August 2022 Shooting at The Menga Lounge in Linden, New Jersey.
On December 8, 2023, The Honorable Thomas Isenhour Sentenced Najir Paige, 29, of East Orange, New Jersey, to Ten Years in New Jersey State Prison Pursuant to The No Early Release Act which will require Paige to Serve Eighty-Five Percent of his Custodial Term before becoming Eligible for Parole on the Second Degree Aggravated Assault Charge. Paige was also Sentenced to Five Years in State Prison where he must Serve the Entire Five Years on The Certain Persons Not to Possess Firearms Charge.
Also on December 8, 2023, Judge Isenhour Sentenced Mr. Paige's Co-Defendant Sharif Evans, 26, also of East Orange, New Jersey, to Three Years Probation and was given credit for 452 Days Spent in Jail after his Arrest for Third Degree Hindering Apprehension for his role in transporting Mr. Paige from the Scene after the Shooting and making efforts to hide the vehicle involved that night.
According to Assistant Prosecutor Nicole Siano, who handled the case for The State, in the early morning hours of August 6, 2022, following an altercation at The Menga Lounge, Paige retrieved a Handgun from Evan's Vehicle and Fired Multiple Rounds into the establishment full of patrons through the front door. Members of The Linden Police Department responded and found Two People who suffered serious but not Life-Threatening Gunshot Wounds and a Third Person who suffered minor injuries.
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