A sweep of individuals wanted on outstanding warrants has netted 41 fugitives, including five accused of murder, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Monday.

The arrests range in age from 18 to 72 and included both men and women — a dozen of them have alleged gang affiliations, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said.

Homicide charges against five men stem from four victims between August and September in Newark and Orange, according to the prosecutor's office.

Many of the fugitives were Newark residents, while others were from other North Jersey communities, including Union, Elizabeth, Plainfield, East Orange, and Orange.

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At least nine were facing aggravated assault or assault, while other charges include sexual assault, robbery, theft, shoplifting and receiving stolen property and unlawful possession of a handgun.

Some of those arrested were facing lesser charges of contempt, violation of probation, resisting arrest and obstruction of justice.

Ten fugitives picked up as part of “Operation Essex” over a five-day span were facing an illegal drug charge.

The warrant sweep, carried out jointly with the Essex County Sheriff’s Department and the Newark Police Department, was a “proactive approach to ensuring the safety of Essex County residents,” Stephens said.

“Anyone charged with a crime who ignores a warrant in Essex County should know that temporarily out of sight is not out of mind; law enforcement will be vigilant in finding and prosecuting you,” he added.

The following individuals were arrested in the Operation Essex Sweep:

Jamaal Mahorn (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Jamaal Mahorn (ECPO)
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Jamal Mahorn, 55, of Newark

Homicide, stemming from the Sept. 7 killing of Khalif Ligon in Newark

Hasan Holmes (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Hasan Holmes (ECPO)
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Hasan Holmes, 31, of Orange

Homicide, stemming from a Sept. 22 killing in Orange

Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Zamir Caldwell (ECPO)
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Zamir Caldwell, 26, of Plainfield

Homicide, stemming from the Sept. 22 killing of Kareem Kason Jeffers in Newark

Kyree Jones (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Kyree Jones (ECPO)
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Kyree Jones, 20, of Hillside

Homicide, stemming from the Sept. 22 killing of Kareem Kason Jeffers in Newark

Tyquil Martin (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Tyquil Martin (ECPO)
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Tyquil Martin, 23, of Newark

Homicide and weapons, stemming from the Aug. 13 killing of Thomas Pickett in Newark

Kyeem Coleman (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Kyeem Coleman (ECPO)
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Kyeem Coleman, 18, of Newark

Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, violation of probation

Kenneth Yarborough (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Kenneth Yarborough (ECPO)
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Kenneth Yarborough, 33, of Newark

Aggravated assault, violation of probation

Israel Villanueva (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Israel Villanueva (ECPO)
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Israel Villanueva, 44, of Newark

Aggravated assault

Malik Ward (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep
Malik Ward (ECPO)
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Malik Ward, 52, of Newark

Aggravated assault

Lamar Johnson (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Lamar Johnson (ECPO)
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Lamar Johnson, 32, of Newark

Aggravated assault

Fernando Pellot (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Fernando Pellot (ECPO)
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Fernando Pellot,35, of Orange

Aggravated assault

Glen Turner (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Glen Turner (ECPO)
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Glen Turner, 56, of Newark

Aggravated assault

William Johnson (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
William Johnson (ECPO)
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William Johnson,46, of Newark

Aggravated assault

Eder Recinos-Asencio (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Eder Recinos-Asencio (ECPO)
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Eder Recinos-Asencio, 36, of Newark

Sexual assault

Andre Rollins (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Andre Rollins (ECPO)
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Andre Rollins, 30, of Newark

Theft, failure to register as a sex offender

Hadiyah Sorey (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Hadiyah Sorey (ECPO)
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Hadiyah Sorey, 41, of Newark

Assault

Kenneth Spuma (left) Zamir Wright (center) Ti Enos (right) (ECPO)
Kenneth Spuma (left) Zamir Wright (center) Ti Enos (right) (ECPO)
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Kenneth Spuma, 33, of Union

Receiving stolen property, theft

Zamir Wright, 18, of Newark

Fencing, receiving stolen property, eluding, violation of probation

Ti Enos, 42, of Newark

Fencing, receiving stolen property, conspiracy

Khalil Totten (left) Franklin White (right) (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Khalil Totten (left) Franklin White (right) (ECPO)
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Khalil Totten, 26, of Newark

Robbery

Franklin White, 57, of Newark

Robbery

Dashawn Jackson (left) Alazaya Perkins (right) (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Dashawn Jackson (left) Alazaya Perkins (right) (ECPO)
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Dashawn Jackson, 32, Newark

Criminal mischief, resisting, obstruction, hindering

Alazaya Perkins, 27, of Newark

Resisting, obstruction

Latrice Spruill (left) Tracy Paladino (right) (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Latrice Spruill (left) Tracy Paladino (right) (ECPO)
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Latrice Spruill, 35, of Newark

Theft

Tracy Paladino, 51, of Newark

Shoplifting

Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Anthony Greene (left) Richard Tourrellas (right) (ECPO)
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Anthony Greene, 45, of Newark

Unlawful possession of a firearm

Richard Tourrellas, 27, of Newark

Federal probation violation

Steffon Byrd (left) Siddiq Ali (right) (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Steffon Byrd (left) Siddiq Ali (right) (ECPO)
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Steffon Byrd, 31, of Newark

Violation of probation, eluding

Siddiq Ali, 25, of Newark

Violation of probation

Samuel Oyewinle (left) Rodney Simmons (right)Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Samuel Oyewinle (left) Rodney Simmons (right)(ECPO)
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Samuel Oyewinle, 21, of Newark

Obstruction

Rodney Simmons, 65, of Newark

Contempt

Dmitry Tyutin (left) Morell Smith (right) (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Dmitry Tyutin (left) Morell Smith (right) (ECPO)
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Dmitry Tyutin, 35, of East Orange

Possession of a controlled dangerous substance

Morell Smith, 32, of Newark

Possession/distribution of a controlled dangerous substance within 500 feet of certain public property

Jasmine McKoy (left) Kim Little-Davey (right) (ECPO)Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Jasmine McKoy (left) Kim Little-Davey (right) (ECPO)
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Jasmine McCoy, 29, of Elizabeth

Theft, possession of a controlled dangerous substance

Kim Little-Davey, 55, of Newark

Manufacturing/distribution controlled dangerous substance

Juan Perez (left) Donald Williams (right)Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Juan Perez (left) Donald Williams (right) (ECPO)
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Juan Perez, 72, of Newark

Possession of a controlled dangerous substance

Donald Williams, 66, of Newark

Possession of a controlled dangerous substance

Lamont Bailey (left) Juanita Davis (right) (ECPO)Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Lamont Bailey (left) Juanita Davis (right) (ECPO)
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Lamont Bailey, 60, of Newark

Possession of a controlled dangerous substance

Juanita Davis, 59, of Newark

Possession of a controlled dangerous substance

Terrence Woods (left) Gregory Williams (right) (ECPO) Operation Essex fugitive sweep NJ October 2022
Terrence Woods (left) Gregory Williams (right) (ECPO)
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Terrence Woods, 38, of Newark

Possession of a controlled dangerous substance

Gregory Williams, 46, of Newark

Possession of a controlled dangerous substance

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