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7 major Warren County criminal cases and where they stand

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An ex-sheriff's retrial on child sex assault charges and two separate murder cases are on the docket.



One murder trial has wrapped up, but at least two more homicide cases are among those waiting on the docket in Warren County.


Here's a rundown on some major cases and where they stand.


1. Andy Torres


On Oct. 29, the 26-year-old from Allentown was acquitted of first-degree murder, but convicted of felony murder and armed robbery for the 2012 death of a Phillipsburg gas station attendant. In a separate bench trial Monday, Torres was also convicted of a related weapon offense. He is due to be sentenced on all charges Jan. 22 and faces 30 years to life in prison.


MORE: Reaction to Andy Torres' felony murder conviction


2 and 3. Alexis and Zachary Flowers


The siblings from Allentown allegedly participated in the 2012 robbery with Torres. Their guilty pleas to lesser charges are to be vacated after they refused to testify against him. The Warren County Prosecutor's Office plans to send their cases to a grand jury after deciding how to charge them. If they are again accused of felony murder, they, too, could face 30 years to life in prison.


RELATED: 'All 4 of them left a man to die,' Torres juror says


4. Edward Bullock


A Hunterdon County jury in July heard the case against the former Warren County sheriff accused of sexually assaulting a child 30 years ago, but could not reach a verdict. It was announced in September that the 86-year-old will be retried, and a February trial is tentatively planned. That could change as the assignment judge decides if the case should be returned to Warren County as the prosecution has requested.


RELATED: How jurors split in Edward Bullock's mistrial


5. Donald Jessamine


 The Phillipsburg resident is accused of drunkenly driving a boat into rocks in June 2012 on the Delaware River in Harmony Township, killing Lane Alden, 57. Jessamine's trial had been scheduled to begin this month but was postponed in favor of another criminal trial with the same defense attorney. It is now scheduled to begin March 7.


6. Daniel Lawrence


Daniel Lawrence allegedly killed 30-year-old Warren Moore, of Jersey City, N.J., in a stabbing outside Lawrence's Washington home. He was indicted in February. No trial date has been set, but a status hearing is planned in December.


RELATED: Witness statements to N.J. family agency requested in homicide case


7. Ralph Atkinson


Ralph A. Atkinson, 39, of Knowlton Township, was indicted in June on murder and other charges in the death of his girlfriend, 45-year-old Margaret Graf-White, in Washington. A trial date has not been set, but a December status hearing is scheduled. Atkinson also faces separate charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child and related counts.


Steve Novak may be reached at snovak@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @type2supernovak. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.


 



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