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South Jersey Cocaine Dealer Who Set July 4th Guest On Fire Sentenced: Prosecutor South Jersey Cocaine Dealer Who Set July 4th Guest On Fire Sentenced: Prosecutor
South Jersey Cocaine Dealer Who Set July 4th Guest On Fire Sentenced: Prosecutor A South Jersey man has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with three separate crimes, authorities said. Deshoin Rowell, 22, of Northfield, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 31, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Among his crimes was setting a guest on fire during a bonfire at his home on July 4, 2021, the prosecutor said. He was convicted on three separate indictments charging him with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a handgun, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, the prosecutor said. After an investigation b…

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South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fatal Drug Overdose South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fatal Drug Overdose
South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fatal Drug Overdose An Atlantic City man admitted selling a deadly combination of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl to two Atlantic City men at a laundromat where he worked. One died. Ramon Rivera, 51, pleaded guilty to the 2020 drug-induced death, authorities said. Felipe Popocati Garcia Lopez, 42, died after he and a 39-year-olld man were found unresponsive inside Haps Laundromat on Sept. 23, 2020, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Will Reynolds. Both men were taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Campus. Garcia Lopez was pronounced dead.  An investigation determined that Rivera sold …

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