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Pleasantville Man Sentenced In Fatal Shooting During Carjacking Pleasantville Man Sentenced In Fatal Shooting During Carjacking
Pleasantville Man Sentenced In Fatal Shooting During Carjacking A 33-year-old man from Pleasantville was sentenced to 43 years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with a killing during a carjacking, authorities said. Jermaine Wharton, 33, was convicted of first-degree murder, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Wharton was charged in December 2021 with murder, felony murder, carjacking and weapons offenses. On Nov. 13, 2021, at 9:19 a.m., officers were dispatched to a Shotspotter response near 900 North Main Street in Pleasantville.  Police found Ivan Smith lying on the ground from a gunshot wound. Smith was pronounced…

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Shooter Convicted Of Leaving Victim For Dead As He Drove Off In His Car: Atlantic Prosecutor Shooter Convicted Of Leaving Victim For Dead As He Drove Off In His Car: Atlantic Prosecutor
Shooter Convicted Of Leaving Victim For Dead As He Drove Off In His Car: Atlantic Prosecutor A 33-year-old man has been convicted of murder, carjacking and other offenses after he shot and killed a man and then stole his car in November 2021, authorities in Atlantic County said. Jermaine Wharton, 33, of Pleasantville, first tried breaking into a witnesses car before he went over to Ivan Smith's vehicle on the 900 Block of North Main Street around 9:20 a.m. Nov. 13, 2021, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. That's when Wharton shot Smith then drove off to Millville in his car, leaving him to die on the ground, the ACPO said. Wharton was found guilty of t…

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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…

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Witnesses Of Atlantic County Dad's Deadly Shooting Sought By Police Witnesses Of Atlantic County Dad's Deadly Shooting Sought By Police
Witnesses Of Atlantic County Dad's Deadly Shooting Sought By Police Authorities in Atlantic County are looking to speak with anyone who may have witnessed the deadly Nov. 13 shooting of a Somers Point dad. The photo below depicts a possible witness to Ivan Smith's killing, the county prosecutor's office said in a press statement.  SEEN HIM? Authorities want to talk to this possible witness to a fatal shooting.Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Police responding to a shot spotter alert and 911 call found the 41-year-old father laying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound on North Main Street around 9:20 a.m., authorities said.  He was pronounced dead at …

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'Fly' Dad Of 4 Killed In Atlantic County Shooting 'Fly' Dad Of 4 Killed In Atlantic County Shooting
'Fly' Dad Of 4 Killed In Atlantic County Shooting Authorities have identified the 41-year-old man who was shot and killed in South Jersey. Police received a shot spotter call in connection with the incident at 914 North Main St. in Pleasantville, at 9:19 a.m. Saturday. Ivan Smith of Somers Point was found laying on a sidewalk with a gunshot wound, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Medical personnel performed CPR, but they were unable to revive Smith, Shill said Smith was pronounced dead at the scene. This is an active and ongoing, cooperative investigation between the ACPO Major Crimes Unit and the Pleasantv…

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Authorities ID Man Shot, Killed In South Jersey Authorities ID Man Shot, Killed In South Jersey
Authorities ID Man Shot, Killed In South Jersey Authorities have identified the 41-year-old man who was shot and killed in South Jersey. The shooting occurred at 914 North Main St. in Pleasantville, at 9:19 a.m. Saturday. Police received a shot spotter alert and 9-1-1 call in reference to a shooting.  Ivan Smith of Somers Point was found by police laying on a sidewalk with a gunshot wound, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Medical personnel performed CPR, but they were unable to revive Smith, Shill said Smith was pronounced dead at the scene. This is an active and ongoing, cooperative investigation be…

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by Jon Craig
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'Fly' Dad Of 4 Killed In Atlantic County Shooting 'Fly' Dad Of 4 Killed In Atlantic County Shooting
'Fly' Dad Of 4 Killed In Atlantic County Shooting Authorities have identified the 41-year-old man who was shot and killed in South Jersey. Police received a shot spotter call in connection with the incident at 914 North Main St. in Pleasantville, at 9:19 a.m. Saturday. Ivan Smith of Somers Point was found laying on a sidewalk with a gunshot wound, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Medical personnel performed CPR, but they were unable to revive Smith, Shill said Smith was pronounced dead at the scene. This is an active and ongoing, cooperative investigation between the ACPO Major Crimes Unit and the Pleasantville …

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by Jon Craig