The "good Samaritan" who found a baby alligator in a plastic tub Sunday night was part of a fake story concocted to help a friend get rid of the gator.
A good Samaritan found the 3-foot juvenile alligator inside a plastic tub in a lot next to his house in Neptune Township in the freezing cold Sunday evening.
Michael Lane admitted his misuse of team funds and told families their money would be returned to them, but when it wasn't, they reported him to law enforcement.
An investigation revealed that an adult male wounded in a Dec. 29 shooting had been threatened by one of the accused at gunpoint the day before and was also targeted in the first of two alleged encounters on Jan. 1.
There is an active investigation underway into a double homicide that took place in the 1300 block of Washington Avenue in Neptune Township on Wednesday night.
The district has not publicly disclosed what action it took against Smurro except to describe it as “swift and serious.” He has since apologized for the incident and said he should have just walked away from the situation.
Middle school vice principal Michael Smurro's beer toss at a Smithville restaurant has made him the subject of a lawsuit claiming his action put two couples in danger of being infected with COVID-19.