N.J. man faces life in state prison after being convicted in armed home invasion, fatal crash
By: Jeff Goldman | Published: 2025-06-16 11:30:00 | Source: www.nj.com
A 47-year-old New Jersey man faces up to life in prison after being convicted of committing a home invasion in Long Branch and then causing a fatal crash while fleeing from police.
A jury found Altonia D. Williams guilty of 18 charges, including felony murder, armed robbery, aggravated manslaughter while eluding, and vehicular homicide following a four-week trial, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday afternoon.
Williams, of Long Branch, was high on marijuana when he broke into a home on Narragansett Avenue at 4 a.m. on Aug. 4, 2023 and robbed the occupants at gunpoint, authorities said.
Police tried to pull over Williams as he drove away but he ignored their orders and crashed into a responding patrol vehicle near the intersection of MacArthur and Elmwood Avenues.
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