Senior athlete, Aaron Van Trease of St. John Vianney High School was injured — while in a separate game, Marlboro High School's quarterback suffered a knee injury. Both were just days after the death of 16-year-old football player, Xavier McClain of Linden.
According to details disclosed at trial, Michael Johnston escalated a verbal confrontation outside Butch Kowal's Tavern in Rahway by pulling a knife on the victim, causing throat and wrist lacerations.
A Rahway man and two others dealt more than 24 firearms -- shotguns, rifles, and other firearms that could hold large-capacity magazines -- between December of 2019 and June of 2020.
On Twitter, the Union County Prosecutor's Office noted that Emmanuel Rivera's birthday was just this past Monday, saying "We'd like to wish you a happy belated birthday in person!"