Benjamin Avrut was found guilty of first-degree murder by an Essex County jury in the beating death of 70-year-old Gwen Avrut, in her own condo in January 2021.
Patrick O'Kane, a federal prison corrections officer, faces aggravated assault charges. He is accused of cutting a victim with a knife and threatening to shoot and kill her in Mount Olive.
Three men have been accused of killing the beloved member of the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office, while a woman has also been arrested in the case.