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Pemberton Township, NJ

Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree In Stafford Township Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree In Stafford Township
Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree In Stafford Township A Pemberton Township man died when his car crashed into a tree in Ocean County, authorities said. Stafford Township police responded to the wreck on County Route 539 near milepost 11.5 at around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 2, the department said in a news release. Investigators said 30-year-old Gogi Jailava of Browns Mills was driving south when he lost control of his 2008 Toyota Yaris. His car left the road and hit a tree. Paramedics arrived at the scene and brought Jailava to Southern Ocean Medical Center. He died from his injuries at the hospital. Anyone with information about the cra…
Authorities ID Fleeing Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash Authorities ID Fleeing Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash
Authorities ID Fleeing Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash A motorcyclist lay dead and his passenger seriously injured in the middle of a South Jersey intersection following a crash during a police chase, footage released by state authorities shows. Despite the obvious circumstances, state law and administrative guidelines require New Jersey Attorney Matthew Platkin to investigate the death of John R. Nutt, 41, of Mount Laurel in Pemberton Township that early April evening. Platkin's office released video from both the dashcam of the pursuing officer and the bodycam of a colleague who arrived from the opposite direction after the crash. Also rele…
DUI Driver Sentenced In Fatal Crash That Killed Teenager In South Jersey DUI Driver Sentenced In Fatal Crash That Killed Teenager In South Jersey
DUI Driver Sentenced In Fatal Crash That Killed Teenager In South Jersey A 55-year-old somen from South Jersey has been sentenced to eight years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with a fatal DUI crash that killed a teenage driver, authorities said. Wanda Sprague of Pemberton Township had been drinking att a Browns Mills bar before the 2021 collision, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. Sprague was driving without headlights and over 90 mph at the time of the fatal head-on crash, Bradshaw said. Under a plea agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Sprague pleaded guilty in September 2022 to one count of aggravated manslaught…
Pickup Driver Killed, Motorist Seriously Injured In South Jersey Crash: Police Pickup Driver Killed, Motorist Seriously Injured In South Jersey Crash: Police
Pickup Driver Killed, Motorist Seriously Injured In South Jersey Crash: Police A pickup truck driver was killed and a second motorist was seriously hurt in a crash in Burlington County, authorities said. The five-vehicle crash occurred at 6:48 a.m. Tuesday near the Route 70 intersection with Spring Lake Boulevard in Pemberton Township. William Benner Jr., 28, of Browns Mills, who was driving a Chevy TrailBlazer, was killed in the crash, Pemberton police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Royston Tape, 51, from Brick Township was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic County with serious injuries. The other three drivers, who were not seriou…
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…
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…
South Jersey Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults On Young Girl, Showed Buddy Gets 15 Years South Jersey Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults On Young Girl, Showed Buddy Gets 15 Years
South Jersey Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults On Young Girl, Showed Buddy Gets 15 Years A 28-year-old South Jersey man who videotaped sexual assaults of a young girl was sentenced to 15 years in State Prison, authorities announced Thursday, March 10. Cody Rodriguez must serve the entire term before becoming eligible for parole, under the sentence imposed by the Superior Court Judge Philip E. Haines. Rodriguez in September pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault. The investigation began in March 2021, when Rodriguez showed videos on his phone to a friend, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. That person then told the victim’s parents, who contacted the Pem…
NJ Pair Charged In Fatal Shooting Of High School Senior -- An Unintended Victim: Prosecutor NJ Pair Charged In Fatal Shooting Of High School Senior -- An Unintended Victim: Prosecutor
NJ Pair Charged In Fatal Shooting Of High School Senior -- An Unintended Victim: Prosecutor One of two Burlington County men charged in the fatal shooting of a Willingboro high school senior, was also charged in the shooting of a woman and 2-year-old. The teenager was an unintended victim who was shot outside his home during a neighborhood dispute, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Captain Ian Bucs. Sylas Young, 19, of the Sunbury Village section of Pemberton Township, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder first-degree gang criminality and weapons offenses, Co…
South Jersey Teenager Charged In Separate Double-Shooting Of Woman, Toddler, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Teenager Charged In Separate Double-Shooting Of Woman, Toddler, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Teenager Charged In Separate Double-Shooting Of Woman, Toddler, Prosecutor Says A 19-year-old man has been charged at Burlington County Jail in a double-shooting in which a woman and a toddler were injured, authorities said. Sylas Young, 19, of the Sunbury Village section of Pemberton Township, was charged with four counts of aggravated assault and weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Captain Ian Bucs  Young was served with the warrant charging him in connection with the Willingboro shooting inside the Burlington County Jail, Coffina and Bucs said. Young was&…
Browns Mills Man Found Guilty Of Setting House Fire That Killed His Mother, 92; Her Companion Browns Mills Man Found Guilty Of Setting House Fire That Killed His Mother, 92; Her Companion
Browns Mills Man Found Guilty Of Setting House Fire That Killed His Mother, 92; Her Companion A 62-year-old man from South Jersey has been found guilty of igniting a house fire that claimed two lives, authorities said. Kurt Smith, who lived at the residence in the 500 block of Willow Boulevard in Browns Mills was convicted for causing the death of his elderly mother and her companion, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The house fire happened in October 2018 in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township, he said. Smith was convicted of two counts of second-degree reckless manslaughter, Coffina said.    Smith was accused of igniting flammabl…
Hudson Ex-Con Gets 3½ Years In Fed Pen For Contraband Drone Drops Into Fort Dix Prison Hudson Ex-Con Gets 3½ Years In Fed Pen For Contraband Drone Drops Into Fort Dix Prison
Hudson Ex-Con Gets 3½ Years In Fed Pen For Contraband Drone Drops Into Fort Dix Prison An ex-con from Hudson County is headed back to the big house for using drones to smuggle tobacco, phone chargers and other contraband into the federal prison at Fort Dix following his release. Jason “Juice” Arteaga-Loayza, 30, of Jersey City must serve out just about all of a plea-bargained 3½ years because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Arteaga-Loayza and three other men had the smuggling operation going for several months before officers at Fort Dix spotted a drone with a dangling fishing line hovering above a housing unit, authorities said. The officers also found a cel…
South Jersey Widow Kept GoFundMe Money Raised For Disabled Husband's Funeral, Indictment Claims South Jersey Widow Kept GoFundMe Money Raised For Disabled Husband's Funeral, Indictment Claims
South Jersey Widow Kept GoFundMe Money Raised For Disabled Husband's Funeral, Indictment Claims A woman from South Jersey has been indicted for raising money for her dead husband's cremation, but then allegedly left his body in the morgue, authorities said. The widow then spent GoFundMe campaign donations on her own "living expenses," Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said on Monday. The indictment alleges that Patricia Clark, 49, of Pemberton Township, created the online GoFundMe page to raise money for her disabled husband’s funeral before spending the money on herself, Coffina said. A grand jury indicted Clark on one count of fheft by failure to make disposition…
Whiting Man, 27, Indicted On Weapons Charges After Drive-By Shooting, Prosecutor Says Whiting Man, 27, Indicted On Weapons Charges After Drive-By Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Whiting Man, 27, Indicted On Weapons Charges After Drive-By Shooting, Prosecutor Says A 27-year-old man from Monmouth County has been indicted in connection with a drive-by shooting, authorities said. Joseph M. Galli of Whiting was indicted Thursday by a county grand jury on several charges of unlawfully possessing a firearm, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Galli allegedly used the illegally-owned firearm last year to shoot at a house and vehicle in Marlboro, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. No one was reported hurt during the shooting, Linskey said. At 3:37 a.m. on April 7, 2020, Marlboro police were called to Dutch Lan…
7 Sex Offenders From South Jersey, Pennsylvania, Did Not Report New Addresses, Prosecutor Says 7 Sex Offenders From South Jersey, Pennsylvania, Did Not Report New Addresses, Prosecutor Says
7 Sex Offenders From South Jersey, Pennsylvania, Did Not Report New Addresses, Prosecutor Says Seven convicted sex offenders from South Jersey and Pennsylvania have been indicted for moving without telling law enforcement, authorities said. Four of the seven registered sex offenders (shown above) have been newly charged and are in custody, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. Three of the men remained at-large as fugitives on Friday. While not yet in custody, the trio also were charged with the new offense of failing to notify law enforcement of their new current addresses. The seven sex offenders indicted by a Burlington County grand jury, and charged, …
Prosecutor: South Jersey Man Gets 7 Years State Prison For Possessing 1,000+ Child Porn Images Prosecutor: South Jersey Man Gets 7 Years State Prison For Possessing 1,000+ Child Porn Images
Prosecutor: South Jersey Man Gets 7 Years State Prison For Possessing 1,000+ Child Porn Images A 57-year-old man from Burlington County has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for possessing more than 1,000 child pornography images and sharing them on the internet, authorities said. Guy Valachovic of Pemberton Township was sentenced on Friday in Mount Holly by Superior Court Judge Christopher J. Garrenger, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Valachovic pleaded guilty in August 2020 to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Coffina said.  An investigation began after the BCPO High-Tech Crimes Unit received information in 2019 regard…
REWARD: $5,000 Offered For Solid Tips In South Jersey Fatal Shooting REWARD: $5,000 Offered For Solid Tips In South Jersey Fatal Shooting
Reward: $5,000 Offered For Solid Tips In South Jersey Fatal Shooting Authorities in Burlington County are offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in a fatal shooting last fall. Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a $5,000 reward has been posted in an effort to gain the public’s help in solving the homicide of a 27-year-old man in Pemberton Township. The shooting occurred in the Sunbury Village section of the township on Nov. 3, 2020.  Shaimere Turner was a front-seat passenger in a vehicle that was struck by gunfire just after 4 a.m. along the 100 block of Kinsley Road, Coffina said. Shaimere…
Trio Arrested In Burlington County Double-Shooting Trio Arrested In Burlington County Double-Shooting
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…
SEEN ANYTHING? South Jersey Police Seek Public's Help In Shooting SEEN ANYTHING? South Jersey Police Seek Public's Help In Shooting
Seen Anything? South Jersey Police Seek Public's Help In Shooting Police in Burlington County are seeking the public's help in locating suspects in a recent shooting. Pemberton Township police seek any tips in a shooting last Tuesday night in the 100 block of Phillips Ave. in the Browns Mills section of town. At 8:26 p.m. on Dec. 15, Pemberton Township Police Department was dispatched to Phillips Avenue on a report of gunshots fired.  Responding patrol officers found empty casings from a firearm. Witnesses said an unknown person in a dark-colored sedan shot multiple rounds at an unknown white sedan. Both vehicles left in differen…
Body Of Missing 24-Year-Old Found In Burlington Cranberry Bog, Family Friends Say Body Of Missing 24-Year-Old Found In Burlington Cranberry Bog, Family Friends Say
Body Of Missing 24-Year-Old Found In Burlington Cranberry Bog, Family Friends Say The body of a missing 24-year-old man was found Wednesday in a cranberry bog in Burlington County, authorities said. Family friends announced the unexpected death on this GoFundMe page and in a news report by NJ Advance Media.  The man found in the Pemberton Township cranberry bog had been missing for more than a week. Workers in the Whitesbog section of town found the body, according to Pemberton Township police. Matthew Nyhammer was found about a mile from the Whitesbog General Store, where we was last seen when his girlfriend dropped him off on Nov. 2, NJ.com reported. Pemberton …
Drug Dealer Gets 8 Years For Burlington County College Student's Fentanyl-Heroin OD Death Drug Dealer Gets 8 Years For Burlington County College Student's Fentanyl-Heroin OD Death
Drug Dealer Gets 8 Years For Burlington County College Student's Fentanyl-Heroin OD Death A Burlington County man was sentenced to eight years in state prison for causing the death of a 21-year-old college student who overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin that she purchased from him, authorities said. Terrance D. Walker, 38, of the Browns Mills section of Pemberton, pleaded guilty last August to strict liability for the drug-induced death of Tessa McCullough. Walker must serve 85 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for parole, Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. The investigation began in May 2019, when McCullough overdosed in her Pemberton Township home. She w…
Prosecutor: Man Shot Dead In Burlington County Prosecutor: Man Shot Dead In Burlington County
Prosecutor: Man Shot Dead In Burlington County A 27-year-old passenger was fatally shot in his vehicle in Burlington County, authorities said. Shaimere Turner was a front-seat passenger when he was struck by gunshots fired into the vehicle just after 4 a.m. on Tuesday in the Sunbury Village section of Permberton, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David King. Turner’s legal address is in Camden, but he had been staying recently with relatives in Pemberton Township, they said. The driver, who was the only other person inside the vehicle during the shooting along the 100 block…
GOTCHA! JC Fugitive Wanted For Contraband Drone Drops Into Fort Dix Prison Captured In Vermont GOTCHA! JC Fugitive Wanted For Contraband Drone Drops Into Fort Dix Prison Captured In Vermont
Gotcha! JC Fugitive Wanted For Contraband Drone Drops Into Fort Dix Prison Captured In Vermont U.S. Marshals in Vermont captured a Jersey City fugitive wanted for smuggling tobacco, phone chargers and other contraband into the federal prison at Fort Dix using drones. Jason “Juice” Loayza, 29, was scheduled for a first federal court appearance appearance Wednesday in Burlington following his capture on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. The smuggling operation lasted several months before officers at Fort Dix spotted a drone with a dangling fishing line hovering above a housing unit, Carpenito said. They found the bolts removed to a rooftop hatch, along with an inmate with …
Prosecutor: South Jersey Mother Created Fake GoFundMe Accounts For 'Dead' Son, 'Premature' Baby Prosecutor: South Jersey Mother Created Fake GoFundMe Accounts For 'Dead' Son, 'Premature' Baby
Prosecutor: South Jersey Mother Created Fake GoFundMe Accounts For 'Dead' Son, 'Premature' Baby A 33-year-old woman from South Jersey created a fictitious GoFundMe campaign to raise "funeral money" for her 4-year-old son, "who she claimed died of cancer," authorities said. She also created multiple online fundraising accounts for other fake causes, they said, seeking more than $11,000 total. In reality, the woman from Little Egg Harbor signed away her parental rights and gave the son up for adoption to a couple in Pemberton Township, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Police Chief David King. Holly Garcia of Lake Champlain Drive&…
Browns Mills Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Fentanyl Death Of Pemberton Woman, 21 Browns Mills Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Fentanyl Death Of Pemberton Woman, 21
Browns Mills Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Fentanyl Death Of Pemberton Woman, 21 A 38-year-old fugitive from Browns Mills has admitted to causing the fatal drug overdose of a 21-year-old woman from Burlington County, authorities said.  Terrance D. Walker, 38, of Liberty Street pleaded guilty to Tessa McCullough's drug-Induced death for supplying fentanyl-laced heroin to her in May 2019, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said on Friday afternoon. Walker faces ip to eight years in state prison under his plea agreement made before Superior Court Judge Philip E. Haines, Coffina said. Walker is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 30, the prosecutor sai…
Ex-Public Works Manager Admits Dumping Private Waste Into South Jersey Sewers Ex-Public Works Manager Admits Dumping Private Waste Into South Jersey Sewers
Ex-Public Works Manager Admits Dumping Private Waste Into South Jersey Sewers A former public works manager from Burlington County has admitted dumping his private septic company's waste into Wrightstown sewers, authorities said. Rodman Lucas, 62, of Pemberton Township, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to tamper with public records, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.Lucas' criminal case was part of a lengthy corruption probe by the state Comptroller's Office  Lucas is an ex-operator of the Wrightstown Municipal Utilities Authority (WMUA). He admitted to  using the public works authority to improperly dump waste from his private sept…
Authorities: Pemberton Couple Found With Homemade Pipe Bombs Authorities: Pemberton Couple Found With Homemade Pipe Bombs
Authorities: Pemberton Couple Found With Homemade Pipe Bombs A Pemberton Township man and his girlfriend have been arrested for possessing explosives, authorities said. Acting on a tip, pipe bombs were found in a home and in one of the suspect's vehicles, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said in a statement. William Heath, 47, and Ashley Sprague, 32, of Lakehurst Road were charged with possession of explosives for an unlawful purpose and possession of prohibited weapons and devices, Coffina said. Heath also was charged with possession of a weapon for carrying a revolver, Coffina said. Authorities searched the couple's home on May 22 as we…
Two Accused Dealers Charged In Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Burlington Woman, 27 Two Accused Dealers Charged In Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Burlington Woman, 27
Two Accused Dealers Charged In Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Burlington Woman, 27 Authorities have charged two accused drug dealers with selling the fentanyl that killed a 27-year-old Burlington County woman last summer. Brittney Wallace was pronounced dead at Capital Health at Deborah Emergency Services in Browns Mills after her parents found her unconscious in the bathroom of the family home last Aug.19, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Acting Police Chief David King said. The fentanyl level in her system was more than five times the lethal dose, they said. Antoine Crawley, 34, of Pemberton Township instructed Danielle Knight…
Feds: Hudson County Pair Used Drones To Fly Steroids, Phones, More Into Fort Dix Prison Feds: Hudson County Pair Used Drones To Fly Steroids, Phones, More Into Fort Dix Prison
Feds: Hudson County Pair Used Drones To Fly Steroids, Phones, More Into Fort Dix Prison Two Hudson County men used drones to smuggle steroids, syringes, cellphones and pot into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, authorities charged. Federal agents arrested Nicolo Denichilo, 38, of Jersey City, on Thursday after learning of a scheduled drop at the Lakehurst facility, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday. Also charged is Adrian Goolcharran, 35, of Union City, who initially was a fugitive and soon after was in custody. At least seven drone deliveries of contraband were made to inmates dating back to July 2018 , the U.S. attorney said. Over the course of the inv…
Father Of 4-Year-Old South Jersey Boy Killed By Self-Inflicted Gunshot Charged Father Of 4-Year-Old South Jersey Boy Killed By Self-Inflicted Gunshot Charged
Father Of 4-Year-Old South Jersey Boy Killed By Self-Inflicted Gunshot Charged Authorities have jailed the father of a 4-year-old South Jersey boy who was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot earlier this month. Andrew Mack, a 31-year-old active duty member of the U.S. Navy, went to sleep with the loaded 9mm handgun next to him the night of Feb. 7, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said Wednesday. Young Lincoln Mack picked up the gun and went into another room of their home in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township, about five miles from Fort Dix, to play with his sister, the prosecutor said. He then pointed the weapon at himself and pulled the trigger…
South Jersey Boy, 4, Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Boy, 4, Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Boy, 4, Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot, Prosecutor Says A 4-year-old Burlington County boy died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday night, authorities said. The call came in from the the Brown Mills section of Pemberton Township, about five miles from Fort Dix, at 7:07 p.m., Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. The boy was rushed to the Deborah Heart and Lung Center, where he was pronounced dead of a gunshot to the head at 8 p.m., Coffina said. “We believe the gunshot wound was self-inflicted,” the prosecutor said, “but the circumstances of the shooting remain investigation. “We will provide updates as we learn more about this…