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NJ Corrections Officer Admits Sucker-Punching Handcuffed Delinquent NJ Corrections Officer Admits Sucker-Punching Handcuffed Delinquent
NJ Corrections Officer Admits Sucker-Punching Handcuffed Delinquent UPDATE: A now-former senior correctional police officer at a New Jersey youth facility admitted punching a handcuffed inmate from behind while colleagues held him and then lying about it, authorities announced Tuesday. Jason Parks, 43, of Gibbstown, admitted he hit the inmate twice in the head while his arms were handcuffed behind him at the Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility in Burlington County on Feb. 19, 2019, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Dec. 20. “The inmate was being held by two other correctional police officers and facing away from Parks at the time,” Platki…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ GoFundMe Scammer Who Spent Veteran's Cash Gambling Learns His Fate NJ GoFundMe Scammer Who Spent Veteran's Cash Gambling Learns His Fate
NJ GoFundMe Scammer Who Spent Veteran's Cash Gambling Learns His Fate One of the defendants who conceived the fictitious GoFundMe “Paying it Forward” campaign was sentenced to five years in New Jersey state prison for participating in the fraudulent scheme that misled donors into contributing more than $402,000 to a fabricated cause, authorities said. Mark D’Amico, 43, of Florence, was sentenced Friday, Aug. 5 in Superior Court in Mount Holly, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw D'Amico pleaded guilty in December 2019 to misapplication of entrusted property, she said. He's already serving a 27-month sentence in federal prison on…

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by Jon Craig
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Burlington County Drug Dealer Gets 11 Years For Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor Burlington County Drug Dealer Gets 11 Years For Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor
Burlington County Drug Dealer Gets 11 Years For Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor A 54-year-old woman from Mount Holly has been sentenced to 11 years in New Jersey State Prison for selling a fatal dose of fentanyl to a drug customer, authorities aid. Linda Naulty pleaded guilty in November to first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death and a drug-selling charge, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The prison sentence was handed down on Friday in Superior Court in Mount Holly by Superior Court Judge Gerard H. Breland. Her plea agreement calls for an eight-year term for the first-degree crime, of which Naulty must serve 85 percent before…

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by Jon Craig
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Maple Shade Man Indicted On Murder Charge In Roommate's Deadly Beating, Prosecutor Says Maple Shade Man Indicted On Murder Charge In Roommate's Deadly Beating, Prosecutor Says
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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by Jon Craig
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NJ City Firefighter, Wife Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen NJ City Firefighter, Wife Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen
NJ City Firefighter, Wife Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen A New Jersey volunteer firefighter and his wife have been charged with the sexual assault of a teen, authorities said. Luis Morales-Sarmiento, 33, and Katherine Morales-Sarmiento, 22, are accused of sexually assaulting the teen at their home on the 500 block of Wheatley Avenue in Beverly City, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said in a joint release with other county officials. The alleged assault occurred after Luis, a volunteer firefighter in Beverly City, invited the victim to his home and to the couple’s bedroom, Coffina said. Luis was acquainted with the victim prior to…

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by Valerie Musson
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Homeless Man Indicted For Sexually Assaulting 2 Women At Knifepoint, Burlington Prosecutor Says Homeless Man Indicted For Sexually Assaulting 2 Women At Knifepoint, Burlington Prosecutor Says
Homeless Man Indicted For Sexually Assaulting 2 Women At Knifepoint, Burlington Prosecutor Says  A 29-year-old homeless man has been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting two women last summer after threatening them at knifepoint, authorities said. A grand jury returned two separate indictments against Shawn Midgette, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Both indictments charge him with aggravated sexual assault, criminal sexual contact, and several other assault and weapons charges, the prosecutor said. Midgette is expected to be arraigned in Superior Court in Mount Holly, Coffina said on Wednesday. An investigation began July 24, 2020, after an elderl…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Gets 12 Years State Prison For Sex Attack On Woman In Alley South Jersey Man Gets 12 Years State Prison For Sex Attack On Woman In Alley
South Jersey Man Gets 12 Years State Prison For Sex Attack On Woman In Alley A 29-year-old man from South Jersey has been sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a woman in a Burlington City alley, authorities said.  John T. Lewis of Browns Mills, who pleaded guilty in February to first-degree aggravated sexual assault, must serve 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The term, which was negotiated by the Prosecutor’s Office, was handed down on Wednesday in Superior Court in Mount Holly by Judge Philip E. Haines. As part of the sentence, Lewis wi…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Burlington Man, 21, Caught With Child Pornography Prosecutor: Burlington Man, 21, Caught With Child Pornography
Prosecutor: Burlington Man, 21, Caught With Child Pornography A 21-year-old man from Burlington Township has been arrested for possessing child sexual abuse material,  authorities said. James Hunt of Threadleaf Terrace was charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Burlington Township Public Safety Director Bruce Painter. Hunt was taken into custody at his home on Wednesday and released after a hearing in Superior Court in Mount Holly, Coffina and Painter said. The case will now be prepared for presentation to a Burlington County Grand Jury for possible indictm…

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by Jon Craig
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Paint Chips Lead To Couple's Arrest In Fatal Burlington Pedestrian Crash Paint Chips Lead To Couple's Arrest In Fatal Burlington Pedestrian Crash
Paint Chips Lead To Couple's Arrest In Fatal Burlington Pedestrian Crash A Burlington County couple has been arrested in connection with a collision that killed a 72-year-old man from Browns Mills two days after Christmas, authorities said. New Jersey State Police matched paint found on the victim's clothing with paint on the Nissan Pathfinder suspected of running the man over on Dec. 27, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David King. Tonya Brown, 35, of Kinsley Road has been charged with striking and killing the pedestrian as he was crossing Lakehurst Road, they said. She did not have a driver's…

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by Jon Craig