A 53-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting an East Orange teacher.
Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced last week that Andre Higgs, of Watchung, has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2015 murder of his former girlfriend Latrena May, of East Orange.
On Dec. 23, 2025, Higgs was found guilty of first-degree murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun-his second conviction and life sentence for this murder…