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Man, Woman Plead Guilty In Shooting Near Atlantic City Apartment Complex: Prosecutors Man, Woman Plead Guilty In Shooting Near Atlantic City Apartment Complex: Prosecutors
Man, Woman Plead Guilty In Shooting Near Atlantic City Apartment Complex: Prosecutors A man and a woman admitted to their roles in a shooting near an Atlantic City apartment complex more than a year and a half ago, authorities said. Tawanne Williams, 42, of Philadelphia, and Jessica Bryant, 33, of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty to charges on Monday, May 6. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced their pleas in a news release on Tuesday, May 7. Atlantic City police responded to a man who was shot twice near the Carolina Village complex on Aug. 31, 2022. The man's injuries to his hand and hip were not life-threatening. Investigators said surveillance video …

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by Chris Spiker
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Mount Ephraim Man Punched By 16-Year-Old Dies, Charges Upgraded: Prosecutor Mount Ephraim Man Punched By 16-Year-Old Dies, Charges Upgraded: Prosecutor
Mount Ephraim Man Punched By 16-Year-Old Dies, Charges Upgraded: Prosecutor Charges have been upgraded for a 16-year-old boy in South Jersey after the man he punched more than a week ago died, authorities said. Oron Beebe was struck by the Collingswood teen in the parking lot of a business at 20 West Kings Highway in Mount Ephraim on Saturday, March 23 around 10:40 p.m., Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay said. ALSO SEE: Mount Ephraim Man Killed By Teen's Punch Was Popular Youth Hockey Coach, Loving Dad Beebe, 46, is believed to have hit his head on the ground in a fall caused by the punch, and suffered a severe head injury, MacAulay said. Beebe was taken…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Who Killed 2 At Violent H2Oi Wildwood Car Rally Sentenced Driver Who Killed 2 At Violent H2Oi Wildwood Car Rally Sentenced
Driver Who Killed 2 At Violent H2Oi Wildwood Car Rally Sentenced A Pennsylvania man will spend at least two decades in prison for killing two people during an illegal car rally in Wildwood, authorities said. Gerald White, 38, of Pittsburgh, was sentenced on Thursday, Feb. 8 to 25 years in prison, for killing two people at the violent H2oi car rally in 2022, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced.  White has a long history of traffic violations in New Jersey, dating back to 2005. After other repeated offenses, he was charged with having a suspended driver's license during traffic stops in 2011, 2013, and 2020. Wildwood police o…

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by Chris Spiker
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Atlantic City Man Pleads Guilty To Assault, Handgun Offense: Prosecutor Atlantic City Man Pleads Guilty To Assault, Handgun Offense: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Man Pleads Guilty To Assault, Handgun Offense: Prosecutor A 30-year-old man from Atlantic City has admitted to assault and handgun offenses, authorities said. Tajideen Austin pleaded guilty to second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, and first-degree unlawful possession of a handgun by a prior violent offender, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On July 23, 2022, the Atlantic City Police Department responded to a report of a shooting. Officers located a victim who had been shot several times in his lower back and extremities. Through surveillance video and witness state…

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by Jon Craig
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Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Assault, Firearms Offenses: Prosecutor Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Assault, Firearms Offenses: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Assault, Firearms Offenses: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Atlantic City man was sentenced to fight years in  New Jersey State Prison on assault and firearms charges, authorities said. Kareem Rex was sentenced on two indictments to charges of second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree certain persons not to possess weapons.  Rex’s co-defendant, Kareem Lamb, age 16, also of Atlantic City, NJ, pleaded guilty and was sentenced as an adult on Aug. 1 on charges of aggravated assault and pointing a firearm at another person. Lamb was sentenced to a term of…

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by Jon Craig
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Murder For Man Accused Of Strangling Woman, 25, In South Jersey Home Murder For Man Accused Of Strangling Woman, 25, In South Jersey Home
Murder For Man Accused Of Strangling Woman, 25, In South Jersey Home A 24-year-old man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old woman Monday, July 3 in Cumberland County, authorities said. Steven Gonzalez has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree aggravated assault, following the strangulation on Monday, July 3, Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McCrae said. Members of the Millville Police Department found the victim dead on the 200 block of Riverside Drive, police said. The woman, whose name was not released, died of strangulation, according to results from the autopsy. The death is being investigated as an act of domestic viol…

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by Cecilia Levine