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Man Charged With Manslaughter After Victim Dies From Rock Injury In South Jersey: Prosecutor Man Charged With Manslaughter After Victim Dies From Rock Injury In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Man Charged With Manslaughter After Victim Dies From Rock Injury In South Jersey: Prosecutor A man who was struck by a rock during a fight has died, authorities said. The death meant charges were upgraded against Julio Morales-Amilcar, 24, of Bridgeton, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. On Aug. 12, Bridgeton Police Officers were dispatched to a location on Myrtle Street for the report of an assault. Upon arrival, they encountered an individual who was later identified as Clememte Vazquez-Pacheco, age 35, of Bridgeton who was transported to Inspira Hospital in Vineland and later determined to be suffering from a brain bleed and in critical …

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Bridgeton Man Critical After Assault: Police Bridgeton Man Critical After Assault: Police
Bridgeton Man Critical After Assault: Police A 25-year-old man has been arrested for an assault that left the victim in critical condition in Cumberland County, authorities said. On Saturday, Aug. 12 at 11:36 p.m., Bridgeton police officers were dispatched to Myrtle Street for an assault. Police found an unconscious 35-year-old Bridgeton man being treated by Bridgeton Fire/EMS.  A short time later ER Staff contacted police and advised that the victim was in critical condition with a serious head injury. After further investigation, it was discovered that the victim was assaulted near the 200 block of Walnut Street. Br…

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South Jersey Pedestrian, 34, Killed In Hit-Run Crash: Police South Jersey Pedestrian, 34, Killed In Hit-Run Crash: Police
South Jersey Pedestrian, 34, Killed In Hit-Run Crash: Police A 34-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Cumberland County. Bridgeton police responded to North Pearl and Myrtle streets at about 8:40 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17.  Leonardo Sanchez-Salas, of Bridgeton, was found lying in the southbound lane of North Pearl Street, according to Bridgeton police. He was taken to Inspira Medical Center Vineland, where he was pronounced dead. Sanchez-Salas was crossing the roadway when he was struck by a dark-colored Dodge minivan traveling south on Pearl Street, police said. The victim was struck by two additional southbound vehicles,…

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South Jersey Man Gets 20 Years State Prison In Shooting Death: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Gets 20 Years State Prison In Shooting Death: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Gets 20 Years State Prison In Shooting Death: Prosecutor A 33-year-old man from Cumberland County was sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey state prison in connection with a shooting death, authorities said. Raheem Jacobs, of Bridgeton, was sentenced Friday, Aug. 5 in connection with the Aug. 11, 2015 homicide of Keon Butler, also of Bridgeton, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. A Cumberland County jury previously returned a guilty verdict on May 26 for second-degree reckless manslaughter following a two-and-a-half-week trial.  The sentence is also subject to the No Early Release Act requiring the defenda…

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by Jon Craig