Crime & Safety
Status Conference of Hopatcong Man Charged With Murdering Borough Woman Postponed
Police say Giuseppe Tedesco murdered Alyssa Ruggieri on March 27.
The status conference of a Hopatcong man charged with murdering a borough woman was moved from Monday to Feb. 28.
A Sussex County grand jury charged Giuseppe Tedesco with the murder of Alyssa Ruggieri. He's facing 30 years to life in prison if convicted.
On Dec. 6, Tedesco declined a plea offer from the state, a 30-year sentence in exchange for admitting to Ruggieri's murder.
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Police said Ruggieri was found dead on March 27 with six gunshot wounds from a .25-caliber Beretta matching the one registered to Tedesco and found in his SUV. Police also said Tedesco fled the scene for treatment of an injury to his hand.
Ruggieri graduated from Hopatcong High School in 2005. Tedesco graduated from the school in 2003. Police said they knew each other.
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