Tag: Correctional Facility
ISIS Inmate Who Planned To ‘Create The Next 9/11’ Stabs Federal Prison Guards In PA, DOJ Says
A Canadian man serving a 40-year federal sentence for plotting a terrorist attack in New York City has pleaded guilty to violently assaulting two correctional officers inside a Pennsylvania prison, federal officials announced on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 27, of Mississauga, Ontario, attacked two officers at USP Allenwood on December 7, 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Bahnasawy used a sharpened piece of steel from a desk in his cell to stab one officer in the head and face, causing the victim to lose his right eye, invest…
Child Porn Bust Nets 5 Arrests In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Five Camden County men were arrested on child sexual abuse material charges following a countywide sting, Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay said.
The arrests took place throughout August 2025, with investigations led by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes Unit, along with local police departments and Homeland Security Investigations–Cherry Hill, MacAulay said.
The following men were taken into custody:
James Nicholas, 33, of Lindenwold
Warren Magee, 49, of Camden
Jeremy Algarin, 30, of Berlin Borough
Raekwon Harold, 20, of Lindenwold
Jay Curry, 29, of Winslow Township
Camd…
Fugitive Arrested In NY For AC Shooting: Police
A 51-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested on Tuesday, May 6, three days after he shot an Atlantic City resident, authorities said.
On Saturday, May 3, at 2:11 p.m., officers responded to the 1500 block of Baltic Avenue and found a 52-year-old Atlantic City man with a gunshot wound, Atlantic City police said.
The shooting occurred after the suspect, Edwin Biggs, and the victim engaged in a verbal dispute, police said.
Following the shooting, Biggs fled to New York, where he was tracked down by the New York City Police Department and US Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, poli…
Corrections Officer From Bergen County Dies Months After Cancer Diagnosis, 51
The New Jersey Department of Corrections is mourning the loss of Senior Correctional Police Officer Ryan Robert Stemple, who died on Monday, Dec. 2.
Ryan, 51, of Park Ridge (Bergen County), was diagnosed with Stage 4 Esophageal Cancer that metastasized to a small area of his lung earlier this year, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched for his daughter.
"He was a very proud father, great son, brother, cousin and friend to many," writes Jen Van Cleef in an update on the campaign.
"Ryan expressed he was not afraid to the unknown but more sad. He said he is going to miss …
PA SCI Inmate Charged With First-Degree Murder For Cellmate's Death: DA
An inmate at SCI Phoenix has been charged with First-Degree Murder after allegedly killing his cellmate earlier this month, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.
Nathan Blose, 40, is accused of murdering 45-year-old Shaun Harden, who was found dead in their shared cell at the Montgomery County correctional facility on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at 5:55 a.m., according to officials.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, Pennsylvania State Police were contacted by Captain Eddie Hodrick of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections after Harden’…
