NJ prosecutor rails against vigilantism after car alarm triggers owner to start shooting Erin Vogt Published: December 11, 2025 NJ felon gets prison for shooting after car alarm (Canva, Townsquare Media Illustration)

🚨 NJ man sentenced to prison for shooting at a rideshare truck after a car alarm startled him.

🚔 Pietro Ventricelli, with a prior federal extortion conviction, fired while teens waited outside the home.

⚖️ Prosecutor warns NJ residents: Deadly force to protect property is illegal and nearly turned tragic.

A 47-year-old Howell man with a criminal past has been sentenced to prison for trying to kill whoever set off a car alarm outside, as he ran outside and opened fire at an arriving rideshare vehicle.

In October, after a three-week trial, Pietro Ventricelli was

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