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South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Vehicular Homicide In Pedestrian's Hit-Run Death: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old man from South Jersey has admitted to killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash, authorities said.
On Thursday, March 9, Matthew Cademartori, of Northfield, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in connection with the fatal 2021 crash in Absecon.
On Jan. 8, 2022, at 1:57 a.m., while operating a Ford F150 pickup traveling east on the White Horse Pike in Absecon, Cademartori struck Talmadge Franklin, 67, of Absecon. Cademartori fled the scene and did not report the accident to law enforcement, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Several hours later, Franklin d…
$300K In Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, Man Charged In Mercer County Drug Investigation: Prosecutor
An Illinois man was charged after a Mercer County drug investigation turned up approximately $300,000 worth of heroin and fentanyl, authorities announced.
Job Carranza-Ocampo, 31, had about two kilograms of heroin as officers investigating drug distribution in the area conducted a search of his Ford F150 in a parking lot on Route 130 in Hamilton Township on Thursday, Feb. 17, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said.
Carranza-Ocampo, 31, also had $467 in cash, and a kilogram of fentanyl was found on the ground behind his truck, authorities said.
The combined street value of the subst…
