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Shock, Sadness Spread After Woman Slain In Atlantic County Shock, Sadness Spread After Woman Slain In Atlantic County
Shock, Sadness Spread After Woman Slain In Atlantic County A 30-year-old woman was fatally shot overnight in Atlantic County, authorities said. Jazmen Martin-Richardson, 30, was found suffering from a gunshot wound on the 1000 block of Iowa Avenue, Pleasantville on Monday, May 23, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Medical personnel arrived but were unable to revive Martin-Richardson. Martin-Richardson was pronounced deceased at the scene, the prosecutor said. Condolences poured in. "My dear friend. What a phenomenal mother and loving daughter you are," Kimberly K Young writes. "We didn’t talk or see each other daily, bu…
South Jersey Dealer Gets 10 Years For Selling Fatal Mix Of Heroin, Fentanyl: Prosecutor South Jersey Dealer Gets 10 Years For Selling Fatal Mix Of Heroin, Fentanyl: Prosecutor
South Jersey Dealer Gets 10 Years For Selling Fatal Mix Of Heroin, Fentanyl: Prosecutor A 56-year-old man from Galloway Township has been sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey state prison for selling a fatal overdose of heroin laced with fentanyl, authorities said. Brian Whitted was convicted for strict liability for a drug-related death in connection with the 2018 fatal overdose of 59-year-old Anthony Tamburelli, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Whitted also pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to distribute heroin with co-defendant Emery Chapman. On Dec. 17, 2018, Galloway police found Tamburelli, dead in his residence from a drug overdose. A polic…
South Jersey Man Admits Selling Fatal Dose Of Heroin/Fentanyl: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits Selling Fatal Dose Of Heroin/Fentanyl: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits Selling Fatal Dose Of Heroin/Fentanyl: Prosecutor A 56-year-old man from South Jersey has admitted to selling a fatal dose of heroin and fentanyl to a 59-year-old man, authorities said. Brian Whitted of Galloway Township pleaded guilty to strict liability for a drug related death and narcotics charges in connection to the 2018 fatal overdose of 59-year-old Anthony Tamburelli, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Whitted also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin with co-defendant Emery Chapman, and possession with intent to distribute heroin, Shill said. Sentencing is on April 28. On Dec. 17, 2018, …
South Jersey Man Gets 15 Years State Prison For Sharing Child Pornography Online: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Gets 15 Years State Prison For Sharing Child Pornography Online: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Gets 15 Years State Prison For Sharing Child Pornography Online: Prosecutor A 40-year-old man from South Jersey has been sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey state prison for sharing child pornography on the Internet, authorities said. Robert Ferry of Margate was sentenced on Monday by Judge Donna Taylor, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Ferry has received a mandatory 10-year period of parole ineligibility. Megan’s Law Registration and Parole Supervision for Life, Shill said. Ferry was found guilty on Sept. 23, 2021, on child pornography charges by an Atlantic County jury, Shill said. Ferry was charged on April 19, 2019, after a year…
South Jersey Driver Charged In Deadly Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor South Jersey Driver Charged In Deadly Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor
South Jersey Driver Charged In Deadly Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor A South Jersey man has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash, authorities said. Matthew Cademartori, 25, of Northfield, was traveling eastbound on the White Horse Pike when he allegedly struck Talmadge Franklin, 67, of Absecon who was walking eastbound, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. After striking Franklin, Cademartori allegedly left the scene of Saturday morning's crash, Shill said. Cademartori was placed under arrest at his home on Monday and charged with second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle cras…
South Jersey Man Gets 10 Years State Prison In Fatal Shooting Of Teenager South Jersey Man Gets 10 Years State Prison In Fatal Shooting Of Teenager
South Jersey Man Gets 10 Years State Prison In Fatal Shooting Of Teenager A 20-year-old South Jersey man has. been sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey state prison for the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy, authorities said. Nahquil Lovest, of Pleasantville, was sentenced on an amended charge of aggravated manslaughter, according to First Assistant Prosecutor Cary Shill. Lovest was arrested in 2019 in connection to the murder of Naimah Bell of Pleasantville who was shot and killed at 102 S. Massachusetts Ave., Atlantic City, about 4 a.m., on July 25, 2019, Shill said.  An initial autopsy was conducted and determined that the pending cause of death to…
South Jersey Man Admits Killing Atlantic City Woman, 56: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits Killing Atlantic City Woman, 56: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits Killing Atlantic City Woman, 56: Prosecutor A 58-year-old man from Pleasantville has admitted to killing a woman in Atlantic City in 2018, authorities said. Mark Huff, 58, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter for the homicide of 56-year-old Vernell K. Vance, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. The State will recommend Huff be sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison when he is sentenced on Feb. 10, Shill said. Huff was arrested in Pleasantville on April 16, 2018. He was taken into custody by detectives from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, Atlantic City Police detect…
2021 Has Been A Very Deadly Year For NJ Vehicle Crashes 2021 Has Been A Very Deadly Year For NJ Vehicle Crashes
2021 Has Been A Very Deadly Year For NJ Vehicle Crashes We haven't even finished the busy holiday season, yet 2021 already is the deadliest year for vehicle crashes in recent years, authorities said. UPDATE: New Jersey State Police counted 652 crashes and 682 deaths so far in 2021 as of Monday Dec. 27 at 10 a.m., as reported here. That compares to 549 vehicle crashes resulting in 587 deaths in all of 2020, Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said. In these crashes, 171 drivers tested positive for alcohol and 101 were positive for drugs, Shill said.  In 2019, there were 524 vehicle crashes resulting in 558 deaths, Shill said. Of thos…
Driver In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Police Officer Heading Home From Work Charged Driver In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Police Officer Heading Home From Work Charged
Driver In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Police Officer Heading Home From Work Charged A woman has been charged with vehicular homicide and assault by auto in a June 2020 crash that left a New Jersey police officer heading home from work dead. Taquaysha Bell, 29, of Trenton, was heading west on White Horse Pike on June 19, when she swerved into oncoming traffic and struck a vehicle head-on,  Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. The other driver, Michael Luko, 53, of Mays Landing. He was an officer with the New Jersey Human Services Police Department, and was traveling home from work. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced …
Trenton Woman Charged In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Human Services Officer: Prosecutor Trenton Woman Charged In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Human Services Officer: Prosecutor
Trenton Woman Charged In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Human Services Officer: Prosecutor A 29-year-old woman from Trenton has been arrested in connection with a fatal head-on collision in South Jersey last year. The crash killed a 53-year-old police officer with the New Jersey Human Services Department, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. On June 19, 2020, Taquaysha Bell was traveling westbound on the White Horse Pike in Hammonton and entered the oncoming lane, Shill said. Bell struck a vehicle head-on, operated by Michael Luko of Mays Landing, the prosecutor said. Luko was traveling home from his state job at the time of the crash. Luko was transported to a ne…
South Jersey Man Charged In Carjacking, Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Charged In Carjacking, Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Charged In Carjacking, Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor A 32-year-old man from Pleasantville man has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting, authorities said. Jermaine Wharton, 32, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree carjacking and weapons offenses, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill.  On Monday at the Atlantic County Justice Facility, where Wharton is in custody on an unrelated matter, he was charged with the above offenses. On Nov. 13, 2021, at 9:19 a.m., Pleasantville police received a Shot Spotter alert and 911 call in reference to a shooting at 914 N. Main St., Shill said. Police fo…
US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Man In Fatal Boat Crash US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Man In Fatal Boat Crash
US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Man In Fatal Boat Crash U.S. Marshals have arrested a 45-year-old South Jersey man in connection with a fatal boat crash, authorities said. The crash allegedly killed a 39-year-old woman in July 2019, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Arthur Lesbirel of Galloway was arrested on Monday and charged with aggravated manslaughter in connection to a boat crash that occurred on July 21, 2019, on the Intercoastal Water Way in Galloway Township, Shill said. An investigation determined that Lesbirel was operating a boat recklessly and caused a boat passenger, Iesha Thies, 39, of Mays Landing, to be…
South Jersey Man Arrested In Head-On Crash That Killed Motorcyclist: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Arrested In Head-On Crash That Killed Motorcyclist: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Arrested In Head-On Crash That Killed Motorcyclist: Prosecutor A South Jersey man has been arrested in connection with a head-on crash that killed a motorcyclist, authorities said. Steven Hanlin of Egg Harbor City was arrested on Monday by New Jersey State Police and members of the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Officer, according to Prosecutor Cary Shill. The fatal crash occurred on Oct. 3, 2020, on Clarks Landing Road in Port Republic, Shill said. Hanlin allegedly failed to maintain his lane of travel and entered into the oncoming lane where he struck a motorcycle head-on, operated by Anthony Migliaccio, Shill said. Migliaccio, 63, of Somers Poi…
NJ Pair Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Atlantic City Man, 28: Prosecutor NJ Pair Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Atlantic City Man, 28: Prosecutor
NJ Pair Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Atlantic City Man, 28: Prosecutor Two New Jersey men have been indicted in the fatal shooting of an Atlantic City man, authorities said. Jahmil Greenidge, 28, was murdered on May 19 in Atlantic City, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Denzel Garrison, 28, of Newark, was indicted by an Atlantic County Grand Jury on first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy and weapons charges, Shill said. Laquine Demby, 30, of Pleasantville, was indicted for first-degree murder and first-degree conspiracy, Shill said. Garrison was arrested by Newark police on Oct. 12 following a joint investigation…
NJ Woman Indicted On Animal Abuse Charges After Dogs Found Abandoned For Days: Authorities NJ Woman Indicted On Animal Abuse Charges After Dogs Found Abandoned For Days: Authorities
NJ Woman Indicted On Animal Abuse Charges After Dogs Found Abandoned For Days: Authorities An Atlantic County Grand Jury has indicted a South Jersey woman for multiple counts of animal cruelty after she allegedly left five dogs unattended in the woods for days, authorities said. Jodi Wozniak, 45, of Galloway has been indicted on five counts of cruelty to animals, bodily injury, failure to care, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said Friday. On Sept 16, ACPO Investigator Denise Manino received a telephone call from Galloway Township Police Officer David LaSassa regarding five adult dogs of German Shepherd / Belgian Malinois breed that appeared to be abandoned in the woo…
COLD CASE: Probe Of Quadruple South Jersey Homicide Intensifies COLD CASE: Probe Of Quadruple South Jersey Homicide Intensifies
Cold CASE: Probe Of Quadruple South Jersey Homicide Intensifies It's been 15 years since the discovery of the bodies of four women dumped in a drainage ditch in West Atlantic City. The investigation remains active and authorities are unwilling to call it a "cold case."  "The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is committed to continuing the investigation of the murders of Kim Raffo, Molly Dilts, Barbara Breidor and Tracy Roberts, to bring justice and closure for their families,” said Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. On Nov. 20, 2006, the four female victims were found behind the former Golden Key Motel in West Atlantic City (Egg Harb…
South Jersey Man, 68, Gets 3 Years For Inappropriate Sexual Conduct With Girl South Jersey Man, 68, Gets 3 Years For Inappropriate Sexual Conduct With Girl
South Jersey Man, 68, Gets 3 Years For Inappropriate Sexual Conduct With Girl A 68-year-old man from South Jersey has been sentenced to three years in state prison for inappropriate sexual conduct with an underage girl, authorities said. Anthony J. Perona, 68, of Mullica Hill in Gloucester County was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty in August to endangering the welfare of a child, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said. Shill did not release details about the sexual conduct. Perona’s Aug. 2 guilty plea came shortly after a jury trial on several related charges which resulted in a hung jury, Shill said. Perona acknowledged engaging in sexual co…
US Marshals Capture Ex-Con Wanted In Atlantic City Killing: Prosecutor US Marshals Capture Ex-Con Wanted In Atlantic City Killing: Prosecutor
US Marshals Capture Ex-Con Wanted In Atlantic City Killing: Prosecutor A 45-year-old fugitive, charged with murder in the fatal shooting of another man last month, has been arrested, authorities said  Umar Abdullah was taken into custody on Monday morning in Egg Harbor City by members of the U.S. Marshall’s Task Force, New Jersey State Police, Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office, Egg Harbor City Police Department and personnel of the ACPO Major Crimes Unit, according to  Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. At 4:04 a.m. on Oct. 10,  Atlantic City police received a 9-1-1 call to respond to 28 S. Georgia Avenue.  Patrol officers found …
Authorities Seek Help Tracking Atlantic City Fugitive Wanted In Fatal Shooting Authorities Seek Help Tracking Atlantic City Fugitive Wanted In Fatal Shooting
Authorities Seek Help Tracking Atlantic City Fugitive Wanted In Fatal Shooting Authorities seek the public's help locating a fugitive wanted in connection with a fatal shooting last month. The 45-year-old fugitive has been charged with first-degree murder, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Umar Abdullah, also known as James Collins or James Coger III – is nicknamed “Munchie” or “O.”  At 4:04 a.m. on Oct. 10, Atlantic City Police received a 9-1-1 call to respond to 28 S. Georgia Avenue.  When police arrived, 35-year-old Mark Wright was found to have been the victim of a shooting, Shill said. Wright was pronounced dead at the sc…
Egg Harbor City Man Gets 30 Years For Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery, Prosecutor Says Egg Harbor City Man Gets 30 Years For Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery, Prosecutor Says
Egg Harbor City Man Gets 30 Years For Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery, Prosecutor Says A 34-year-old man from Egg Harbor City has been sentenced for attempted murder and first-degree robbery, authorities said. Robert Harrell was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in state prison for attempted murder, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Harrell also was sentenced to a consecutive 20-year sentence for the first-degree robbery charge.  Harrell, who was in possession of a knife, was identified as a suspect in two violent incidents over two days. On Jan. 1, 2019, he was arrested for a stabbing during a robbery attempt, after a shooting, Shill said. Harrell was…
Fugitives Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting, Prosecutor Says Fugitives Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Fugitives Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting, Prosecutor Says Two New Jersey fugitives have been arrested on murder charges in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old Atlantic City man last spring, authorities said. Denzel Garrison, 28, of Newark was arrested Tuesday by Newark police and charged with murder, conspiracy and weapons offenses, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Laquine Demby, 30, of Pleasantville, was arrested Tuesday by ACPO detectives and Pleasantville police and charged with murder and conspiracy,  Shill said on Wednesday. Demby and Garrison were processed and were being held at the Atlantic County Justice Fa…
Victim, 35, Gunned Down In Atlantic City Victim, 35, Gunned Down In Atlantic City
Victim, 35, Gunned Down In Atlantic City A 35-year-old man from Atlantic City was fatally shot, authorities said. The shooting occurred at 4:04 a.m. Sunday on South Georgia Avenue, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill Atlantic City police responded to a 9-1-1 call about the shooting, Shill said.  When police arrived, they found a man fatally shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Shill said. The victim's name has not been released and no arrests had been made. Detectives from the ACPO Major Crimes Unit responded to the scene. The cooperative investigation continues between ACPO Major Crimes Un…
Atlantic County Authorities Still Investigating Deadly Shooting 36 Years Later Atlantic County Authorities Still Investigating Deadly Shooting 36 Years Later
Atlantic County Authorities Still Investigating Deadly Shooting 36 Years Later Authorities are continuing to investigate a 36-year-old killing of an Atlantic County man. Etrul Barnett, 79, was found shot dead in his home in the South Egg Harbor section of Galloway Township on March 14, 1985, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said. Investigators are hoping the public will help get them closer to solving the case.  “Thirty-six years have passed since the fatal shooting of Etrul Barnett and the discovery of his body in his home. Investigators at the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and detectives of the Galloway Township Police Department remain …
NJ Man Charged In 2nd Home Invasion Sex Assault Of Child 18 Years Later NJ Man Charged In 2nd Home Invasion Sex Assault Of Child 18 Years Later
NJ Man Charged In 2nd Home Invasion Sex Assault Of Child 18 Years Later An Egg Harbor City man who last week was charged with the sexual assault of a 10 year-old girl during a 1996 home invasion has been accused of doing the same to a 5-year-old girl, authorities announced Wednesday. Brian Lee Avis, 59, of Egg Harbor City, broke into a Willow Avenue home in Galloway on July 18, 2003 around 11:45 p.m., and quickly left,  Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said. A mother in the home told police she noticed her daughter's pajama pants were pulled down, Shill said. The case was unsolved until earlier this week, when Galloway Township Police Det…
18-Year-Old Arrested In Shooting That Killed 1, Wounded 2: Atlantic County Prosecutor 18-Year-Old Arrested In Shooting That Killed 1, Wounded 2: Atlantic County Prosecutor
18-Year-Old Arrested In Shooting That Killed 1, Wounded 2: Atlantic County Prosecutor An 18 year-old man from Pleasantville has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed one man and wounded two others, authorities said. The shooting victim was 26 and the two men injured are 18 years old, according to Acting Atlantic Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Karim Rice, 18, of Pleasantville was charged with · murder, two counts of attempted murder and several weapons charges, Shill said on Friday. On April 8 at 2:57 p.m., 9-1-1 calls were received at the Pleasantville Police Department reporting that multiple victims had been shot on the 100 block of Linden …