
OCTOBER 19, 2015, 6:19 PM LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015, 6:25 PM
BY PETER J. SAMPSON
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
Two cousins, one dressed in a black suit and tie, the other in an orange jail uniform and shackles, stood before a judge Monday and formally denied weapons charges relating to two incidents in which more than 40 bullets were fired into the Old Paramus Reformed Church in Ridgewood, damaging the historic structure.
The church was unoccupied on Nov. 16 and Dec. 26, 2014 when, authorities allege, rounds from a high-powered rifle were fired, breaking a stained glass window dating to 1875 and sending one bullet through the front of the building and out a rear wall.
A Bergen County grand jury returned an eight-count indictment against Joseph Galli, 22, of Somerville and his cousin, Alexander Norrell, 23, of Ridgewood, on Sept. 2. Both are charged with possession of a CMMG Inc. MK-47 assault rifle with the purpose to use it unlawfully against the property of another between the two dates in question.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/cousins-plead-not-guilty-in-connection-with-ridgewood-church-shooting-1.1436311