By NATARIO McKENZIE

Tribune Staff Reporter

nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net

ONE of two men charged in the attempted murder of a veteran New Jersey police officer was convicted yesterday.

A jury found Ebenezer Sherman,19, guilty of the attempted murder of Sergeant John Casper by a count of 7-2. The jury, however, unanimously found Sherman's co-accused Bradley Saunders, 23, not guilty on the same charge. Both men were found guilty on the charge of attempted armed robbery of Joan Algios by a count of 7-2.

Sergeant Casper was shot in the chest on May 14, 2008, while walking with friends on the Cable Beach strip in the area of Ruby Avenue, not far from the residence of former prime minister P ...

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