A Newark man received a 25-year prison sentence this week for a Kearny home invasion where a woman was sexually assaulting and had her car stolen just before Christmas in 2017.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
On Wednesday, Hudson County Superior Court Judge John A. Young sentenced Evin Ferman-Argueta to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison for his role in a 2017 home invasion in Kearny, authorities said.
Ferman-Argueta, 31, of Newark, previously pleaded guilty to kidnapping, robbery, and aggravated sexual assault. The 25-year sentence for Kidnapping will run concurrent to 18 year sentences for robbery and aggravated sexual assault.
The sentence is subject to the No Early Release Act, Megan’s Law, and parole supervision for life. Ferman-Argueta is not parole eligible until 85 percent of his sentence is served.
The State was represented at sentencing by Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Barbara Drasheff.
On December 22nd, 2017, at approximately 7:30 a.m., the Kearny Police Department received a report of a burglary at a residence in the center of town. Responding officers located a female victim who reported that multiple unknown men entered her apartment.
The men demanded money and sexually assaulted the victim before leaving with her vehicle and numerous personal items from the home.
Two codefendants, Erick Leon-Farinago, 27, of Belleville, and David Gualteros, 28, Newark, have both pleaded guilty to kidnapping and are awaiting sentencing.
All three men were arrested a week later as part of a joint investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Kearny PD, with assistance from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).