TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Around 9:58 p.m. a fire was reported at several locations prior to being found at 111 and 113 Temple Street. A fire was found in a two story, abandoned and boarded up home and appeared to be coming from the 2nd floor. An “all hands” was called sending additional equipment to the scene. Trenton firefighters forced entry into the structure and quickly knocked down the fire. The fire was under control by 10:15 p.m.
Trenton Fire Department was calling for a fire marshal and building inspector. They were also trying to contact an owner for the property.
The mother of a young child who was the subject of an Amber Alert on Friday has been found dead, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Rahway Police Department Director Jonathan Parham jointly announced Sunday.
Tyler Rios, 27, of Highland Park is charged with first-degree kidnapping in connection with the alleged abduction of 2-year-old Sebastian Rios, and additional criminal charges are pending in connection with the death of 24-year-old Yasmine Uyar of Rahway.
An investigation led by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office – assisted by members of the FBI’s Newark Field Office and satellite offices, under the leadership of Special Agent in Charge George M. Crouch, Jr.; the New Jersey State Police, under the leadership of Colonel Patrick J. Callahan; and the Rahway Police Department, under the leadership of Director Parham – led to Rios being identified as a suspect in the case after Sebastian Rios did not show up for daycare Friday and Uyar did not arrive for scheduled work shifts, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Robert Grady, who is prosecuting the case. A welfare check was conducted on Uyar’s home by members of the Rahway Police Department Friday morning, but no one was found inside.
Shortly thereafter, the State Police issued an Amber Alert that was sent to privately owned cell phones, broadcast on electronic billboards along highways in New Jersey and beyond, and widely shared via social media.
Sebastian Rios was found unharmed in Monterey, Tennessee early on Saturday, when Tyler Rios was taken into custody without incident. Later in the day, investigators located Uyar’s body in a wooded area nearby, off of I-40.
Tyler Rios remains in custody in Tennessee pending extradition back to New Jersey, after which a first appearance and detention hearing will be scheduled to take place in Union County Superior Court.
Anyone with information about this matter is still urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Lt. Johnny Ho at 908-403-8271 or Detective Richard Acosta at 908-347-0404.
Convictions on first-degree kidnapping charges are commonly punishable by terms of 15 to 30 years in state prison.
These criminal charges are mere accusations. Every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
Tyler Rios, 27, of Highland Park is charged with first-degree kidnapping in connection with the alleged abduction of 2-year-old Sebastian Rios, and additional criminal charges are pending in connection with the death of 24-year-old Yasmine Uyar of Rahway.
An Internet search has lead us to the State of New Jersey, Employee Phone Directory to a person named Keith N. Jordan and is employed by the State of New Jersey, Department of Human Services.
The Public Payroll Explorer search did not show any person named Jordan working for the State of New Jersey which was a little odd so we downloaded the entire dataset that is available on the available from the open government Transparency Center / NJOIT YourMoney Agency Payroll and was able to find a person named Keith N. Jordan that is an employee at Human Services, Central Office, Operations, Maintenance and Services as a Repairer
The next dataset checked was Active Pension Members and that dataset indicates a man named Keith N. Jordan works for the State of New Jersey and is enrolled in the Public Employees Retirement System with a annual salary of $36,394.00 he was enrolled in the pension system on 3/16/2019.
An email was sent to the NJ Governor’s Office to find out if Keith N. Jordan still employed with the State of New Jersey.
Keith N. Jordan, 30, was taken into custody in Trenton Friday morning by members of the MCHTF, the Mercer County Tactical Response Team and the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force. He is charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Jordan pending trial.
A search of the State of New Jersey Employee Phone Directory indicates Keith N. Jordan works for Human Services.
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—-This dataset contains data for State employees paid through the Centralized Payroll System. The data reflects payroll payments made to the employee for the calendar year through the date indicated. There are two types of records: MASTER and DETAIL. There is at least one MASTER and one DETAIL record per employee. Multiple DETAIL records for an employee will appear in the file for a specific year if the employee is paid by more than one department/agency or by more than one section during that calendar year. The sums for all of the departments/agencies appear in the columns with prefix “MASTER”.
Keith N. Jordan, 30,
July 9, 2021
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported today that an investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force has led to the arrest of a Trenton man for the recent shooting death of 16-year-old Dion Ellis.
Keith N. Jordan, 30, was taken into custody in Trenton Friday morning by members of the MCHTF, the Mercer County Tactical Response Team and the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force. He is charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Jordan pending trial.
On Monday, July 5, 2021, at approximately 12:45 a.m., the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and Trenton police responded to the area of Prospect Street and Stuyvesant Avenue on the report of a shooting. One victim, later identified as 16-year-old Ellis, was found shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene. A second 16-year-old male was transported to the hospital and treated for a gunshot wound to the leg.
An initial canvas of the scene produced eight shell casings. Area video surveillance was reviewed and a suspect vehicle was identified, which was traced back to Jordan.
As a result of a search warrant being executed on Jordan’s 2016 Toyota Camry, he is also charged with obstruction and multiple weapons offenses. Detectives recovered a 9mm handgun with a 33-round extended magazine, hollow-point bullets, and an empty 10-round magazine.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call HTF Detective Shawn Bruton at (609) 989-6406. Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.
Despite having been charged, every defendant is presumed innocent until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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