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South Jersey Man Convicted Of Murder By Fatal Headshot: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Convicted Of Murder By Fatal Headshot: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Convicted Of Murder By Fatal Headshot: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Willingboro man was found guilty by a jury of fatally shooting a man in the head outside a house in the township’s Millbrook Park neighborhood, authorities said. Kwacey Q. Owens was convicted on Thursday, Sept. 28 of first-degree murder and weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 4 in Mount Holly. The investigation began on Oct. 8, 2020 after Willingboro Township police officers were called to the first block of Maplewick Lane just after 1:30 a.m. for a shooting. They found the body of Barry Barino,…

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by Jon Craig
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Authorities Release ID Of Woman Killed In South Jersey Motel Authorities Release ID Of Woman Killed In South Jersey Motel
Authorities Release ID Of Woman Killed In South Jersey Motel Authorities released the identity of a woman who was killed last week inside a Maple Shade motel room. Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher J. Fletcher asked the public for assistance with the homicide investigation. The victim was identified as 36-year-old Michelle L. Johnston, who had lived in multiple locations recently in the Burlington and Camden county areas. An investigation into her death began just before 11:30 a.m. on May 11 after Maple Shade police were called to the Bel-Air Motor Lodge on Route 73 for a report of an unresponsi…

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by Jon Craig
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Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years In State Prison For Selling Fatal Heroin/Fentanyl Dose: Prosecutor Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years In State Prison For Selling Fatal Heroin/Fentanyl Dose: Prosecutor
Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years In State Prison For Selling Fatal Heroin/Fentanyl Dose: Prosecutor A drug dealer from Burlington County has been sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey state prison for causing the death of a customer to whom she sold fentanyl-laced heroin, authorities said. Shannon McGuigan, 36, of Pemberton Township must serve 85 percent of the term before becoming eligible for parole under the sentence handed down Friday, April 29 in Superior Court in Mount Holly, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. McGuigan was found guilty in March of strict liability for a drug-induced death and several other drug charges, Coffina said. In a separate case, McG…

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by Jon Craig
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Ex-BF Who Killed Woman At South Jersey Car Wash Nabbed In Texas: Prosecutor Ex-BF Who Killed Woman At South Jersey Car Wash Nabbed In Texas: Prosecutor
Ex-BF Who Killed Woman At South Jersey Car Wash Nabbed In Texas: Prosecutor The man accused of gunning down his 28-year-old ex-girlfriend at a self-service car wash last week in Burlington County was tracked down in Texas, authorities said. Antonio Burke, 32, has been charged with murder in the death of Cinnaminson's Alicia Stilley in the parking lot of the car wash in the first block of Filmore Street in Palmyra, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Palmyra Police Chief Meghan Campbell. Burke, of Palmyra, was arrested Monday, April 25 during a traffic stop in Dallas, Texas, where he will face a court appearance Tuesday. An in…

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by Jon Craig
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Drug Dealer Caused South Jersey Woman's Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Death: Prosecutor Drug Dealer Caused South Jersey Woman's Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Death: Prosecutor
Drug Dealer Caused South Jersey Woman's Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Death: Prosecutor A 36-year-old woman from Burlington County has been found guilty of selling a fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin to another woman, authorities said. A jury convicted Shannon McGuigan of Pemberton Township of strict liability for drug-induced death as well as drug possession and distribution charges, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Sentencing is set for April 29, Coffina said on Wednesday, March 16. McGuigan was being held in Burlington County Jail.  An investigation began on May 30, 2017, after the overdose victim, 25, was discovered in her Pemberton Tow…

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by Jon Craig
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Fatal Overdose In South Jersey Blamed On Fake Prescription Drug, 1,000 Pills Seized: Prosecutor Fatal Overdose In South Jersey Blamed On Fake Prescription Drug, 1,000 Pills Seized: Prosecutor
Fatal Overdose In South Jersey Blamed On Fake Prescription Drug, 1,000 Pills Seized: Prosecutor A 26-year-old man from South Jersey has been arrested in connection with selling counterfeit prescription drugs (CPDs) that contained fentanyl, authorities said. Marques A. Palmer, of Burlington Township, was charged with first-degree strict liability for a drug-induced death and the possession and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Florence Township Police Chief Brian Boldizar. An investigation began in April 2021, when Florence Township police were dispatched to the 200 block of Fifth Avenue in the Roebling s…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Left Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Left Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Left Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor A 41-year-old man from Burlington County has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash that killed a mother of five, authorities said. Angel Carrion also failed to seek medical treatment for the woman he allegedly struck with his pickup truck, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Holly Township Police Chief Richard Spitler. Carrion, of Mount Holly, was taken into custody on Jan. 6 by Mount Holly police. The investigation, which utilized surveillance footage from multiple businesses, revealed that Carrion turned onto Route 38 west from Pine Stree…

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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 Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty In Customer's Fentanyl/Heroin OD Death, Authorities Say NJ Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty In Customer's Fentanyl/Heroin OD Death, Authorities Say
NJ Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty In Customer's Fentanyl/Heroin OD Death, Authorities Say A Trenton drug dealer admit guilty to providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that caused a woman's fatal overdose in 2018, authorities announced Thursday. Daquan Marshall, 30, pleaded guilty to strict liability in the drug-induced death of the first-degree in exchange for a nine-year sentence in New Jersey State Prison on Sept. 14, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Marshall, who pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge John J. Burke III, will be sentenced on Oct. 19. Marshall has been lodged in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly since his arrest in April 2019. He…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities ID Body Found By Child In Mount Holly As Brick Township Man Authorities ID Body Found By Child In Mount Holly As Brick Township Man
Authorities ID Body Found By Child In Mount Holly As Brick Township Man Authorities on Wednesday identified the man whose body was found behind a Mount Holly convenience store by a child as a 31-year-old Brick Township man. Sean Reynolds was found dead behind Millerie’s Market & Deli at the corner of Rancocas Road and King Street Tuesday around 12:30 p.m., Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Holly Township Police Chief Richard Spitler said. The investigation is continuing into the circumstances surrounding the death.  An autopsy will be performed today by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood to determine the cause…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bedridden Burlington Rehab Patient Dies, Roommate Charged After Violent Attack Bedridden Burlington Rehab Patient Dies, Roommate Charged After Violent Attack
Bedridden Burlington Rehab Patient Dies, Roommate Charged After Violent Attack A 51-year-old rehabilitation center patient has been charged with murder after his elderly roommate died of injuries suffered in a violent attack, authorities said. The older victim could not walk or talk.  David P. Lake, 51, remains in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, where he was taken on Jan. 19 after being arrested for the brutal assault on Melvyn Waldo, 78, with whom he shared a room at The Palace Rehabilitation and Care Center in Maple Shade, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher J. Fletcher. An inves…

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by Jon Craig
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Accused Drug Dealer Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says Accused Drug Dealer Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says
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…

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Prosecutor: South Jersey Man Shot Cousin Dead, Drove Him To Hospital, Walked Home Prosecutor: South Jersey Man Shot Cousin Dead, Drove Him To Hospital, Walked Home
Prosecutor: South Jersey Man Shot Cousin Dead, Drove Him To Hospital, Walked Home A South Jersey man shot his cousin during an argument, then drove him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead over the weekend, authorities said. Antwian Warthen, 29, apparently shot Horace Warthen at his home on the 400 block of Garden Avenue in Pemberton on Friday around 9:15 p.m., Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David King said. Antwian then drove Horace, of Brown Mills, to Capital Health at Deborah, where he was pronounced dead by a physician, authorities said. Police found Antwian walking in a nearby neighborhood …

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by Cecilia Levine