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Strip Club Fight: 3 Suspects Charged In Assault Of South Jersey Man Found Dead, Police Say Strip Club Fight: 3 Suspects Charged In Assault Of South Jersey Man Found Dead, Police Say
Strip Club Fight: 3 Suspects Charged In Assault Of South Jersey Man Found Dead, Police Say Three men have been arrested in connection with a fight at a strip club that occurred early Sunday before a South Jersey man went missing and was later found dead. The body of Irving Mayren-Guzman, 19, of Egg Harbor Township, was found in a marsh near the Centerfolds Night Club in Pleasantville on Tuesday morning.  Jamaul Timberlake, 30, Atlantic City; John Hands, 24, of Pleasantville and Garnell Hands, 29, of Pleasantville were taken into custody Wednesday evening, according to Pleasantville police.  All three men were charged with second-degree aggravated assault and consp…
Man Found Dead Had A Fight At NJ Strip Club Before He Went Missing: Police Man Found Dead Had A Fight At NJ Strip Club Before He Went Missing: Police
Man Found Dead Had A Fight At NJ Strip Club Before He Went Missing: Police The 19-year-old man whose body was found Tuesday was involved in a fight at a South Jersey strip club before he went missing, authorities said. A volunteer searcher walking on the shoulder of the road found Irving Mayren-Guzman's body in a marshy area about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Pleasantville police said.  Mayren-Guzman’s body was found just east of Centerfolds Cabaret on Delilah Road in Pleasanville, police said. He was last seen at the adult entertainment club early Sunday morning, they said. The resident of Egg Harbor Township was on foot heading east on Delilah Road towards …
Authorities ID Man Shot, Killed In South Jersey Authorities ID Man Shot, Killed In South Jersey
Authorities ID Man Shot, Killed In South Jersey Authorities have identified the 41-year-old man who was shot and killed in South Jersey. The shooting occurred at 914 North Main St. in Pleasantville, at 9:19 a.m. Saturday. Police received a shot spotter alert and 9-1-1 call in reference to a shooting.  Ivan Smith of Somers Point was found by police laying on a sidewalk with a gunshot wound, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Medical personnel performed CPR, but they were unable to revive Smith, Shill said Smith was pronounced dead at the scene. This is an active and ongoing, cooperative investigation be…
Fugitives Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting, Prosecutor Says Fugitives Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Fugitives Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting, Prosecutor Says Two New Jersey fugitives have been arrested on murder charges in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old Atlantic City man last spring, authorities said. Denzel Garrison, 28, of Newark was arrested Tuesday by Newark police and charged with murder, conspiracy and weapons offenses, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Laquine Demby, 30, of Pleasantville, was arrested Tuesday by ACPO detectives and Pleasantville police and charged with murder and conspiracy,  Shill said on Wednesday. Demby and Garrison were processed and were being held at the Atlantic County Justice Fa…
Atlantic City Woman, 57, Struck, Killed While Helping Stranded Motorist At Route 30 Crash Scene Atlantic City Woman, 57, Struck, Killed While Helping Stranded Motorist At Route 30 Crash Scene
Atlantic City Woman, 57, Struck, Killed While Helping Stranded Motorist At Route 30 Crash Scene A motorist who stopped to help another motorist involved in a crash was struck and killed in South Jersey, authorities said.  Atlantic City police were called to Route 30 on a report of a collision about 10 p.m. Wednesday, a department spokesman said. Responding patrol officers found  that a Jeep SUV operated by an unidentified driver, 35, from Atlantic City, struck a center median and became disabled in the left lane of eastbound traffic. Several vehicles stopped to assist in the removal of the woman from the disabled vehicle, according to Lt. Kevin Fair. Then, as a Toyota Camr…
South Jersey Man Killed, Teenagers Wounded In Shooting South Jersey Man Killed, Teenagers Wounded In Shooting
South Jersey Man Killed, Teenagers Wounded In Shooting A 26-year-old man from Atlantic County was shot dead, and two teenagers were wounded, in a shooting, authorities said. On Thursday at 2:57 p.m., 9-1-1 calls were received at the Pleasantville Police Department reporting that victims had been shot on the 100 block of Linden Avenue, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Pleasantville police officers foumd Maurice Hampton, also known as Abdul Hamid shot and killed, Tyner said. An autopsy was being performed on Friday. Two 18 year-old shooting victims who survived were identified as Messiah Burton and Shilameen Henderson…
South Jersey Man Gets 45 Years In State Prison For Fatal Headshot South Jersey Man Gets 45 Years In State Prison For Fatal Headshot
South Jersey Man Gets 45 Years In State Prison For Fatal Headshot A convicted cocaine dealer from South Jersey has been sentenced to 45 years in state prison for shooting a 30-year-old man to death, authorities said. Troy Demby, 37, of Egg Harbor Township must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence before becoming eligible for parole, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Demby was sentenced on Tuesday by Judge Donna Taylor. "I have always stressed my belief that a homicide is the most heinous crime against society and when it occurs, defendants should receive as much time as possible," Tyner said.  Demby was convicted of fi…
VIDEO: Hero Atlantic City Officer Tells Suicidal Man 'I Love You' In Close-Call Rescue VIDEO: Hero Atlantic City Officer Tells Suicidal Man 'I Love You' In Close-Call Rescue
Video: Hero Atlantic City Officer Tells Suicidal Man 'I Love You' In Close-Call Rescue A distraught and suicidal man was seconds away from plunging to his death from the top of a 13-story Atlantic City Parking garage, when police officers came to his rescue -- pulling him off the ledge, then hugging him. And it was all caught on body cam footage (click here to watch). Acting on a tip from the Pleasantville Police Department, Atlantic City police officers began searching the city around 8:45 p.m. Oct. 14, the ACPD said. Thanks to a photograph sent by the man's family, officers located him at the top of the 13-story Claridge Hotel parking garage, threatening to jump. Officer …