A former Newark police officer convicted of using unjustifiable deadly force for shooting two men during a car chase in January of 2019 has lost his first bid for a new trial. Jovanny Crespo will remain locked up after the trial court judge, Michael L. Ravin, refused to overturn the jury’s July 2023 verdict convicting Crespo of aggravated manslaughter, aggravated assault, unlawful weapons possession and official misconduct. In a ruling issued last week, Ravin reject Crespo’s argument that the investigation into the shooting should have been handled by the state Attorney General’s Office – not …