A 53-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his former girlfriend a decade ago in Essex County as she flagged down a police officer for help.
Andre Higgs, of Watchung, was sentenced for the murder of 27-year-old Latrena May, a teacher at a charter school in East Orange.
A jury convicted Higgs on Dec. 23, 2025, of first-degree murder and a second-degree weapons offense…