Illegal alien sentenced to 7 years for armed home invasion shooting in Jackson

A late-night break-in turned shooting inside a Jackson home has led to a multi-year prison sentence under New Jersey’s strict parole laws.

Jackson Township, NJ – A Howell Township man has been sentenced to state prison after being convicted of firing a handgun inside a residence occupied by adults and children, prosecutors announced. Gardin A. Guevara-Umanzor, 47, was sentenced Friday to seven years in New Jersey State Prison for burglary, with the sentence subject to the No Early Release Act, requiring him to serve at least 85 percent before parole eligibility. Additional concurrent sentences were imposed for weapons possession, aggravated as...