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Ayron Taylor Indicted
A former Mount Laurel police officer was indicted after prosecutors said he hacked into the social media accounts of female college students and leaked nude pictures of them. A grand jury issued an indictment against 24-year-old Ayron Taylor of Moorestown on 96 counts, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw announced on Tuesday, Feb. 22. He was charged in 2022 and investigators said he illegally accessed more than 5,000 student email accounts from Rowan College at Burlington County. Taylor was indicted on Thursday, Feb. 15. He was charged with 54 counts of elements of computer th…
Police & Fire
Bicyclist, 3 Children Injured After Mount Laurel Crash With Hit-Run Driver With Trenton Warrant
A hit-and-run driver is in custody in Mercer County jail after a series of weekend crashes in Burlington County. Three children and a woman were hurt Saturday, July 22 when a suspect wanted out of Trenton struck a bicyclist and shortly later had a three-car crash, a Mount Laurel police spokesman said. Christopher Lentz, 38, of Mount Laurel, continued driving after striking a woman on a bike at about 1 p.m. on Hainesport Road, said Patrolman Kyle Gardner, a police department spokesman. He then crashed into a car with a mother and her three children a short distance away. He stop…
Police & Fire
Medford Woman, 61, Admits To Decades-Old Sexual Assaults: Prosecutor
A 61-year-old Medford Township woman pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a young boy beginning in the early 1980s, authorities said. On Friday, Jan. 20 in Mount Holly, Katherine Clements entered the guilty plea to sexual assault, which carries an incarceration period of up to 10 years, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. Sentencing is scheduled for May 5. The investigation began in 2018 after the victim contacted the Medford Township Police Department to report the assaults. The investigation confirmed the victim’s allegation that the assaults occurred over…
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Ex-Home Health Aide Admits Forcing Stuffed Animal Into Disabled Patient's Mouth: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old man has admitted to physically abusing a severely developmentally-impaired girl while working as her caregiver in the family’s Southampton home, authorities said. The abuse included forcing water and a stuffed animal into the girl's mouth, they said. Edmondo DiPaolo, of Pemberton Township, admitted guilt in exchange for a 23-year sentence in New Jersey state prison, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. He pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and child endangerment, Bradshaw said. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 18 in Mount Holly. The inv…
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Police ID Body Found In South Jersey, Cause Of Death Being Withheld
The death of a Florence woman whose body was found inside her home earlier this week has been ruled a homicide, authorities said. Police found Sheila Maguire, 54, late Monday afternoon after family members requested a wellness check at her residence in the 200 block of Birch Hollow Drive because they had been unable to reach her for a few days, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Florence Township Police Chief Brian Boldizar. An autopsy was performed Tuesday, Aug. 30 by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood. The exact cause of her death was being …
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Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too
UPDATE: A New Jersey man already serving federal prison time for a GoFundMe scheme that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran got a state prison sentence, as well. The plea-bargained five-year term approved by a Superior Court judge in Mount Holly on Friday will run at the same time as the 27-month federal sentence that Mark D'Amico of Trenton received in April. The difference is that there's no parole in the federal prison system, which keeps D'Amico in the medium-security United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, PA for more than…
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South Jersey Police Officer Misused Database To Background Woman He Met Online: Prosecutor
A 41-year-old police officer from Burlington County has lost his public job after he used law enforcement databases to gain personal information about a woman he met online, authorities said. Kevin Bohn, 41, a Cinnaminson police officer, pleaded guilty earlier this week to falsifying or tampering with records, according to Acting Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. Sentencing is set for Aug. 19. An investigation revealed that Bohn misused a restricted law enforcement database to run queries on a woman he met through the Only Fans website, Bradshaw said. Bohn also looked up informatio…
Police & Fire
Murder
: Woman Found Dead In South Jersey Motel, Authorities Say
A woman was found dead in an apparent homicide at a South Jersey motel, authorities said. The unidentified victim's body was found inside a room at the Bel-Air Motor Lodge in Maple Shade, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. The investigation began just before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, when police were called to the motel in the 2800 block of Route 73 for a report of an unresponsive female, Coffina said. An autopsy will be performed by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood to determine the cause and manner of death. No arrests have been made. No additional i…
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Musician Slain In 'Sickening' NJ Shooting That Left Roomie Critical Had Big Instagram Presence
Shock and sadness spread on Friday, April 15 following a double shooting that left a beloved 27-year-old musician dead. Maurice Kobassic —who went by Millah Mack as an artist — posted videos of himself partying to his Instagram story in the hours before he was shot and killed near the entrance of the Fox Meadow Apartment Complex off Route 73 in Maple Shade with a gunshot wound around 3:30 a.m. Kobassic was pronounced dead at the scene while his 26-year-old roommate was hospitalized in critical condition, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. An autopsy will be performed by Bur…
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NJ Man Says He Wants To 'Take Girl's Virginity' — Turns Out Girl Was Federal Agent: Prosecutor
Richard J. Kostrub traveled from his Somerdale home to the Walmart on Route 70 in Evesham Township believing he would be having sex with a 13-year-old girl he met through a chat app, authorities said. He had been texting with the "girl" for about a month, and was hoping to finally meet her, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. But when he arrived, he was met by investigators and law enforcement officials. As it turns out, the "girl" Kostrub had been chatting with was actually a ederal agent the whole time. was unaware that the young girl he had arranged…
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Pair Indicted In Slaying Of Innocent Victim, Beloved NJ Teen On Autism Spectrum
Two men have been indicted on charges in connection with the April 2021 shooting death of Yahsinn "YaYa" Robinson, an innocent victim on the Autism spectrum, right outside of his South Jersey home, authorities announced. The indictment was returned against Sylas Young, 20, and Kavon Carter, 24 — both of Pemberton — and signed by Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina on Tuesday, March 1. Young was charged with murder (first-degree), conspiracy to commit murder, gang criminality and weapons offenses, while Carter was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, gang criminality and pro…
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Volunteer Firefighter From NJ Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old volunteer firefighter from South Jersey has been arrested on child porn charges, authorities said. Jay J. Howe of Bordentown Township was charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Bordentown Township Police Chief Brian Pesce. Howe, who is a member of a volunteer fire department in Bordentown City, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 9 Howe was taken into custody at his residence after a warranted search, the prosecutor said. Electronic devices seized during the search will be examined by…
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18-Year-Old Burlington County Man Indicted In Fatal Double-Shooting: Prosecutor
An 18-year-old man from Pemberton Township has been indicted for fatally shooting a 17-year-old male and wounding a 17-year-old female last fall in the 100 block of Snow Avenue in Browns Mills, authorities said. The indictment against Kai Johnson charges him with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, first-degree aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and weapons offenses, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said Wednesday. Johnson has been held in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly since turning himself into police three days after the fall shoot…
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NY Developer Admits Crimes In South Jersey Construction Project: Prosecutor
A New York developer has admitted using the credentials of a potential subcontractor to fraudulently gain approval for electrical permits to renovate a historic building in South Jersey, authorities said. Raphael S. Weiss, 61, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to second-degree computer-related activity and third-degree forgery in exchange for a suspended five-year sentence, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Weiss purchased a historic seven-story commercial building in Riverside Township to develop luxury apartments, Coffina said. Weiss’s attorney and Ri…
Police & Fire
Maple Shade Man Indicted On Murder Charge In Roommate's Deadly Beating, Prosecutor Says
An indictment charging a 51-year-old man from Maple Shade with murder in the beating his roommate was returned last month, authorities said. Dave Lake was indicted on a first degree murder charge Oct. 22 and signed by Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. An arraignment will be held next month in Superior Court in Mount Holly, Coffina said. The investigation began after Maple Shade police and the Maple Shade First Aid Squad were dispatched to the Palace Rehabilitation and Care Center in the 300 block of West Mill Road on the morning of Jan. 17 for a report of an …
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South Jersey Widow Kept GoFundMe Money Raised For Disabled Husband's Funeral, Indictment Claims
A woman from South Jersey has been indicted for raising money for her dead husband's cremation, but then allegedly left his body in the morgue, authorities said. The widow then spent GoFundMe campaign donations on her own "living expenses," Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said on Monday. The indictment alleges that Patricia Clark, 49, of Pemberton Township, created the online GoFundMe page to raise money for her disabled husband’s funeral before spending the money on herself, Coffina said. A grand jury indicted Clark on one count of fheft by failure to make disposition…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Who Climbed Through Neighbors' Bedroom Window Apprehended, Prosecutor Says
A 44-year-old man who climbed through his elderly neighbors' window and demanded their car keys in the middle of the night has been apprehended, authorities said. Rhys Lershe broke into the couple's Winstead Drive home in Westampton through a bedroom window and demanded the keys to their 2014 black Kia Optima around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Rhys Lershe stole his elderly neighbors' 2014 black Kia Optima, authorities said.Izmo cars/Burlington County Prosecutor's Office Lershe assaulted the couple before leaving in the car, Coffina said alongsi…
Police & Fire
NJ Man Who Went On Racial Tirade Newly Charged With Stalking, Damaging Neighbors' Vehicles
A 45-year-old South Jersey man captured in a viral video harassing his black neighbors has been newly charged with damaging their vehicles, stalking and drug-dealing offenses, authorities said. Edward C. Mathews, of Mount Laurel, was charged Thursday with multiple counts of criminal mischief, multiple drug-related offenses including dealing drugs, stalking and several weapons offenses, the Burlington County prosecutor said. Mathews, who was being held in Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, was initially charged on July 2, and again on Monday, with several counts of harassment, bias…
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Accused Drug Dealer Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says
A 34-year-old man from Trenton has been arrested in connection with the overdose death of a South Jersey drug user, authorities said. A Browns Mills man fatally overdosed on fentanyl that the alleged drug dealer sold to him last year, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David King. Marvin Montoya of Power Street in Trenton was charged with strict liability for drug-induced death, distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and conspiracy, Coffina and King said. Montoya was taken into custody on Monday in Trenton and was bein…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Home Nurse Who Sexually Assaulted Blind, Disabled Teen Patient Faces More Charges
New criminal charges have been filed against a 34-year-old home caregiver who was arrested last year for sexually abusing a young patient and breaking her leg, authorities charged. The nurse from Pemberton Township is accused of attacking the 15-year-old severely developmentally impaired girl while working as her caregiver in the family’s Southampton home, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Edmondo DiPaolo was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Coffina said. DiPaolo was taken…
Police & Fire
Hudson County Man, 21, Gets 5 Years State Prison For Crash That Killed North Bergen Friend
A Hudson County driver has been sentenced to five years in state prison in connection with a marijuana-involved crash that killed his 22-year-old friend from North Bergen, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred in October 2019 on the New Jersey Turnpike in Mansfield. Johnalex Grullon, 21, of Union City admitted to being high on marijuana and driving recklessly on the day of the crash, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Grullon and his friends were returning from a trip to South Philadelphia, where they had traveled to buy cheesesteaks. Grullon pleaded …
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First Fort Dix Federal Inmate Death From
Covid-
19 Reported
An inmate who was placed in isolation at the Fort Dix federal prison after testing positive for COVID-19 last month died on Friday, authorities said. Myron Crosby, 58, was the first of more than 1,400 inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Burlington County who were diagnosed with the virus to die, U.S. Bureau of Prisons records show. He’d been serving a 14-year federal sentence at the low-security facility since Sept. 17, 2019 on a conviction out of Maine for having and conspiring to sell heroin, the Department of Justice said in a release. Crosby -- who had long-term, …
Police & Fire
Victim ID'd In Fatal 5-Car Tacony-Palmyra Bridge Crash
Authorities have identified the driver killed Monday night in a five-car collision on the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. Gerardo Francisco Perez Martinez, 35, of Camden died in the head-on crash, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. The investigation into the cause of the collision is ongoing. Two cars heading west towards Philadelphia appeared to be speeding and one car clipped the other sending it into the eastbound lane, where it struck a Honda Civic head-on, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Burlington County Bridge Commission Director …
Police & Fire
Police ID Victim In Burlington County Fatal Head-On Crash
Authorities have identified the motorist killed on Thursday in a three-vehicle crash in Burlington County. Diane Fishman, 58, of the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township, sideswiped a pickup truck and then struck an SUV head-on at 4:20 p.m., police said. The driver of the SUV and his passenger suffered non-life threatening injuries. The crash occurred in the 500 block of Pemberton Browns Mills Road.
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Player Files Federal Discrimination Lawsuit Against Town Officials
A black real estate developer in Burlington County has filed a lawsuit alleging former township officials discriminated against him and often called him by racist and other derogatory terms. Kevin Johnson, a former NFL player, filed the federal legal action last week against Bordentown Township, according to NJ Advance Media. Defendants include ex-Police Chief Frank Nucera, who also served as township administrator from 2010 to 2017 and was involved in development decisions. Johnson’s lawsuit claims that other developers were given smoother approvals and much more lenient building decision…
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