Crime & Safety
Mt. Olive Woman Accused of Killing Man in Her Home
Staten Island man died from gunshot wounds, authorities say.
Authorities have apprehended a Mt. Olive woman who is accused of killing a man in the Flanders section of the township Monday night.
Virginia Vertetis, 51, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a weapon, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Frederic Knapp said Tuesday. Vertetis is accused of killing Patrick Gilhuley, 51, of Staten Island, N.Y.
Police responded to a home at 2 Apollo Way Monday night just before 10 p.m. and found Gilhuley fatally shot, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Records show Vertetis owns the home.
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Judge Stuart Minkowitz set bail at $700,000 cash, bond or property. Vertetis is being held at the Morris County Correctional Facility.
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