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Indictments Filed Feb. 16

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By Vince Conti

UPDATE: Charges against Robert Spedding were dismissed through a plea bargain, according to court documents provided by Spedding. 
COURT HOUSE – A Cape May County grand jury handed up the following indictments Feb. 16. The abbreviation CDS is used in place of controlled dangerous substance: 
Robert Spedding
Robert Spedding, 20, of Swainton, was indicted on charges of sexual assault, second degree, and endangering the welfare of a child, third degree. The indictment alleges that Spedding sexually assaulted a female victim older than 13 and less than 16 years old. According to police reports the victim was known to her alleged assailant. The indictment also states that Spedding is at least four years older than the victim.
Timothy Niebuhr
On Nov. 21, 2015 Wildwood police arrested Timothy Niebuhr, 31, of Wildwood for possession with intent to distribute marijuana in an amount less than one ounce. Niebuhr was indicted for fourth degree distribution of a CDS. In August, Niebuhr was arrested for possession of a CDS.
Joseph Diamond, Daryl Edwards
On Nov. 7, 2015 at 2 a.m., Stone Harbor police responded to a call at an establishment in the 200 block of 96th Street. A male victim was found in the parking lot with sufficient injuries to warrant transport to Cape Regional Medical Center. Investigation led police to Joseph Diamond, 28, of Middle Township.  During an altercation in the parking lot, Diamond allegedly kicked the prone victim in the head causing him to lose consciousness. Police also determined that Diamond was wanted on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in a municipal court case.
Further investigation led police to a second suspect, Daryl Edwards, 30, of Somers Point, who allegedly went through the victim’s pockets while he was unconscious. Police also say that Edwards then drove Diamond from the scene before police arrived.
Diamond was indicted for aggravated assault, second degree, and both face the additional third degree charge of endangering an injured victim.
Andrea W. Klinedinst
Andrea Klinedinst was indicted for eluding police in the second degree. Klinedinst allegedly tried to elude police in a car in Ocean City Jan. 23. The ensuing car pursuit “created a risk of death or injury” to drivers and other members of the public. A second degree conviction can lead to a jail term of five to 10 years.
David Espinosa-Quinones
David Espinosa-Quinones, 41, of Wildwood, was indicted for possession of a CDS, heroin, third degree, resisting arrest, third degree, and hindering apprehension, fourth degree.  The Nov. 17, 2015  incident was one in which Espinosa-Quinones allegedly threatened to use force to prevent his arrest and also tried to conceal or destroy evidence.
Paul P. Calfina
On Dec. 10, 2015, Paul Calfina, 44, of Villas, allegedly entered a residence on Texas Avenue in that community and took property valued at over $200. Calfina was indicted for burglary, third degree, and theft, fourth degree. Unable to meet the $20,000 bail requirements, Calfina was lodged at the Cape May County Corrections Center. Calfina had been arrested in 2011 for allegedly committing two day-time robberies and a theft all in areas of Lower Township.
Harry Angstadt
Harry Angstadt, 49, of Erma, was indicted for the fourth degree crime of operating a motor vehicle under a second suspension. The incident occurred Nov. 3, 2015. The grand jury indictment was only part of Angstadt’s concerns since he was charged with driving while intoxicated at his arrest by Lower Township Police.
Robert Smith Jr.
Police allege that Robert Smith Jr., of Middle Township, unlawfully entered a 2001 Ford Econoline van Dec.12, 2015 and then “operated or exercised control” over the van. He was indicted for burglary, third degree, and unlawfully taking of a means of conveyance, fourth degree.
Stanley J. Matthews
In 1991, Stanley Matthews, 43, of Villas, was convicted in Cape May County of the crime of sexual assault. That earlier conviction carried with it the requirement that Matthews register his address “as a convicted sex offender” with local law enforcement. The grand jury indicted Matthews for failure to register upon change of address, third degree.
Jay Calcott
Jay Calcott, 52, of Erma was indicted for theft by deception, third degree. The allegation is that Calcott accepted $920 to do work on a vehicle while representing himself to the car’s owner as an employee of a local towing company.  The incident occurred in December 2015.
The above individuals are only charged with the offenses and are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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