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Evesham Man Sentenced In Stabbing Deaths Of Friend, His Dog
A 27-year-old man from Evesham has been sentenced to 34 years in New Jersey State Prison without parole for fatally stabbing a friend, as well as his dog, while robbing him, authorities said. Donovan G. Hollingsworth was found guilty of first-degree murder, cruelty to animals and other charges in August 2023, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. A judge ruled on Friday, Feb. 9 that Hollingsworth must serve 30 years in prison with no parole eligibility for the murder, then serve an additional four years for killing the dog. An investigation began the morning of…
Police & Fire
Evesham Man Found Guilty Of Killing Friend, Dog During Robbery
A Burlington County jury has found an Evesham man guilty of fatally stabing his friend and a dog during a robbery, authorities said. After deliberating for just over an hour, a jury returned guilty verdicts against Donovan G. Hollingsworth, 26, on charges of murder, robbery, cruelty to animals and weapons offenses. Sentencing is set for Oct. 27. Tom Pierson and his dog, Django, were stabbed dead by Donovan G. Hollingsworth, authorities said at the time.Burlington County Prosecutor's Office/Tom E. Pierson The investigation began the morning of Feb. 5, 2022, when officers from the Evesham…
Police & Fire
100 Dead Dogs Suspected At Evesham Home, Child Turned Over To DCF, Parents Arrested: PD
More than 30 dead dogs were found at a home in Burlington County — and police say there could be 70 more on the property. Rebecca Halbach, 35, and Brandon Leconey, 32, have been arrested for endangering the welfare of a child and animal cruelty, after the harrowing discovery at their Evesham home on the 600 block of Main Street was made Monday, Aug. 28, police said. Janice Thompson, who runs Tender Mercies Pet Organization, tells Daily Voice three dogs rescued by her org in North Carolina were sent to a New Jersey rescue as her facilities were at capacity. Those dogs, along with puppies t…
Police & Fire
Death Investigated At South Jersey Hotel: Prosecutor
Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found at a Rodeway Inn in Burlington County. A person of interest has been taken into custody, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. The investigation began Thursday, April 20 after officers from the Mount Laurel Police Department were called to the hotel on Route 73 in Mount Laurel.just before 10 a.m., Bradshaw said. Police found the decedent, whose name is being withheld at this time, outside of a room near a stairwell, the prosecutor said. An autopsy will be performed by Burlington County Medic…
Police & Fire
Mount Laurel Officer Hacked Victim's Facebook, Snapchat To Leak Her Naked Photos: Prosecutor
A 22-year-old South Jersey police officer hacked into a woman's social media account and distributed nude photos that she took of herself — including of some from when she was a minor — to her online friends and contacts, authorities said. Ayron Taylor, 22, of Delran, a Mount Laurel police officer, was charged with several counts of computer crime, endangering the welfare of a child and invasion of privacy, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. The investigation began last month after the victim contacted the Evesham Township Police Department and reported that her Snap…
Police & Fire
NJ Man Meeting 'Teen' For Sex Instead Busted By Undercover Detectives At Staples: Prosecutor
A 48-year-old South Jersey man who thought he was meeting a 13-year-old girl for sex was met by investigators instead, authorities said. Daniel R. Gallagher, of Marlton, had arranged to meet with the "teen" over a chat app and had been texting with her over the last several weeks, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. The investigation began earlier this summer when Gallagher’s online activities were discovered by law enforcement officials. Before orchestrating the rendezvous, Gallagher sent nude photos and videos to the girl he believed he would be meeting, authorities…
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hurch Youth Director Shared Over 11K Child Porn Images With 30 People, NJ Prosecutor Says
A 71-year-old former church youth group director from Burlington County shared more than 11,000 child pornography images online with 30 people, authorities said. Arnold DiBlasi, of Marlton, was charged with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material and endangerment, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Evesham Township Police Chief Walt Miller. DiBlasi, ex-youth group director at Holy Eucharist Parish in Cherry Hill, was taken into custody on July 26 at his residence following a warranted search, they said. Electronic devices seized during the…
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South Jersey Drug Dealer Sentenced In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor
An Atlantic City drug dealer has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for causing the death of a 37-year-old woman who fatally overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin, authorities said. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Kahlil Carpenter, 31, pleaded guilty last month to strict liability for drug-induced death in exchange for the prison term. “Fentanyl has destroyed so many families and devastated several of our communities,” Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. “We must take extraordinary measures to offer protection…
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Burlington County Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography: Prosecutor
A 53-year-old man from Burlington County has been arrested in possession of a large quantify of child pornography, authorities said. Kevin Gaffney, of Marlton, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 23 and charged with child endangerment, they said. Gaffney was taken into custody at his residence following a warranted search. according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Evesham Township Acting Police Chief Walter Miller. Multiple electronic devices were seized and will be examined by members of the BCPO High Tech Crimes Unit, they said in a statement. The investigation began…
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Details Released In NJ Stabbing Death Of Animal Lover & Beloved 'Guard Dog'
A 25-year-old Evesham man was arrested in the deadly stabbing of a 26-year-old man and his beloved dog "Django" after showing up to an emergency room for treatment early Saturday, Feb. 5, authorities said. Donovan G. Hollingsworth and the victim, Thomas Pierson III, got into a fight at a residence in the Olympus Apartments on Baker Boulevard around 9:15 a.m., Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Hollingsworth stabbed Pierson and the dog Django, a King Corso, then fled, according to Coffina. Police found Pierson dead in the apartment and Django dead on a stairwell landing. Holl…
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South Jersey Teenager Charged With Possessing, Sharing Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 19-year-old man from Burlington County has been charged with possessing and sharing child pornography, authorities said. Dawson Simons, of the 300 block of Seminole Trail in Browns Mills was charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief Jason Watters. Simons reportedly was taken into custody Friday morning after a warranted search of his home, Coffinas and Watters said. Electronic devices that were seized will be examined by detectives from the BCPO High-Tech Crimes Un…
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Burlington County Parolee Charged With Possession, Sharing Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old parolee from Burlington County has been charged with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, authorities said. Myles T. Doyle, of the first block of Fieldcrest Drive in Westampton Township, was charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Westampton Township Police Chief Stephen Ent. Doyle had been under parole supervision for life due to an unrelated conviction last year arising from the Prosecutors Office’s Operation Safe Quarantine initiative. In that case, he received a su…
Police & Fire
'Hitler Was Right': Anti-Semitic Graffiti Scrawled On NJ School Bathroom Stall, Police Say
An investigation is underway after anti-Semitic drawings and comments were discovered on the bathroom stalls of a South Jersey middle school, authorities said. A swastika and a comment about Adolf Hitler were found Thursday and Friday on a boys' bathroom stall door at Marlton Middle School, Evesham Township police said on Facebook. The words, “H*tler was right,” were scrawled on the door, according to a tweet from Stop Antisemitsim.org. Nauseating - “H*tler was right” graffiti, a swastika and a stick figure labeled “Jew” were found at a New Jersey area Middle School (Marlton). — StopAn…
Police & Fire
South Jerseyans Busted On Child Porn Charges, Prosecutor Says
Five men and two juveniles have been arrested on child porn charges, authorities in Burlington County announced. The new defendants join 46 people apprehended for similar crimes as part of an investigation launched by the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office during the COVID-19 pandemic called "Operation Safe Quarantine." The operation targeted individuals engaged in the online exploitation of children, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. However, the charges below were not part of any special operation. Matthew Reiss, 38, of Maple Shade, charged July 16 with Enda…
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OH
Baby
! NJ Officers Help First Time Mom Deliver Baby Girl At Home
Two New Jersey police officers became makeshift midwives when they were called to a Burlington County home to assist a first-time mother who was in labor. Evesham Township officers Matthew Addezio and Anthony Padulese on July 24 took matters into their own hands when they quickly recognized there was no time to wait for EMS, a Facebook post reads. Officer Addezio delivered a healthy baby girl within minutes of arriving on the scene, thanks to his United States Air Force combat medic skills and the assistance of Officer Padulese. Evesham pdEvesham Township Police Department Officers Ad…
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Atlantic City Drug Dealer Sold Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To 37-Year-Old OD Victim, Prosecutor Says
An Atlantic City drug dealer was charged in a 2019 overdose death of a 37-year-old victim from Burlington County, authorities announced. Holly Morris met Kahlil Carpenter, 30, in Lumberton Township the day before her death to buy the drugs, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Officers on Dec. 14, 2019, found Morris dead in a bed inside her Inverness Circle home in Evesham Township, Coffina said. An autopsy performed by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood determined she died from fentanyl toxicity, with levels in her system…
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'
Deplorable
': South Jersey Man Charged With Changing Hiking Trail Sign To Racist Message
A Cherry Hill man was arrested on accusations he charged a word on a sign at Black Run Preserve to an offensive message, authorities said. Evesham police began investigating on March 28, and determined a suspicious vehicle was seen in the area of the offense, authorities said. Upon responding to the registered owner’s address, evidence associated with the crime was observed in plain view inside the vehicle, police said. Maxwell Arnal, 19, was identified as a suspect on March 30, police said. He admit to being responsible for the crime and was charged with fourth degree bias intimidation an…
Police & Fire
Trio Arrested In Burlington County Double-Shooting
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a double shooting last month in Burlington County, authorities said. Todd McKinney, 19, of Trenton; Damier Smith, 20, of Pemberton Township; and Marlon Sutton, 22, of Camden, each were charged with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit attempted murder, aggravated assault and several weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David King. Smith was taken into custody last week in North Carolina and is awaiting an extradition…
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Burlington Prosecutor: Atlantic City Drug Dealer Charged In Fatal Overdose
A 30-year-old Atlantic City man has been arrested for selling drugs that resulted in a fatal overdose, authorities said. Kahlil Carpenter, 30, of the 1800 block of Marmora Avenue, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death and other drug-related charges, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Evesham Township Police Chief Christopher Chew. A 37-year-old woman suffered a fatal overdose in Evesham Township last year on fentanyl-laced heroin she bought from Carpenter the day before she died, Coffina and Chew said. Carpenter was served with …
Police & Fire
Evesham PD: South Jersey Man Filed False Report Claiming Police Officer 'Pointed A Gun At Him'
A 25-year-old man from Burlington County has been arrested for making a false police report and misusing the 9-1-1 system, authorities said. The suspect had claimed an Evesham Township police officer pointed a gun at him, a police department spokesman said on Tuesday. The patrol officer was helping another motorist whose car broke down when the alleged incident occurred, according to Lt. Joseph Friel, the police department spokesman. Alec Ohlstein of Medford Lakes was charged Friday with two counts of filing a false police report and misuse of the 9-1-1 system after review…
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