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Mother, Daughter Died In South Jersey Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutors Mother, Daughter Died In South Jersey Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutors
Mother, Daughter Died In South Jersey Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutors A Willingboro mother and daughter were killed inside their home in an early morning shooting, authorities said. The bodies of 54-year-old Marisol Nunez and her 33-year-old daughter Catherine Nunez were found on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release. Willingboro police responded to a burglary report at their home on Harrington Circle in the Hawthorne Park neighborhood just after 4 a.m. Officers discovered the women in an upstairs bedroom. The mother and daughter were pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy dete…

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Man Admits 3 Killings, Faces 60 Years State Prison: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits 3 Killings, Faces 60 Years State Prison: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits 3 Killings, Faces 60 Years State Prison: Prosecutor A Burlington County man admitted to killing three people in 2019, authorities said. Terrance J. Matthews, 26, of Willingboro pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 7 to the murders in two separate incidents, according to Burlington County Acting Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw. The murder victims included Matthews' ex-girlfriend’s grandmother and brother and a.man sitting inside a parked car on a residential street, Bradshaw said. Under a plea agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Matthews will be sentenced to 60 years in New Jersey state prison for each homicide, to run concurrently. …

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by Jon Craig
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Pair Indicted In Slaying Of Innocent Victim, Beloved NJ Teen On Autism Spectrum Pair Indicted In Slaying Of Innocent Victim, Beloved NJ Teen On Autism Spectrum
Pair Indicted In Slaying Of Innocent Victim, Beloved NJ Teen On Autism Spectrum Two men have been indicted on charges in connection with the April 2021 shooting death of Yahsinn "YaYa" Robinson, an innocent victim on the Autism spectrum, right outside of his South Jersey home, authorities announced. The indictment was returned against Sylas Young, 20, and Kavon Carter, 24 — both of Pemberton — and signed by Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina on Tuesday, March 1. Young was charged with murder (first-degree), conspiracy to commit murder, gang criminality and weapons offenses, while Carter was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, gang criminality and pro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gunman, Getaway Driver Charged In Deadly South Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor Gunman, Getaway Driver Charged In Deadly South Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor
Gunman, Getaway Driver Charged In Deadly South Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor Two people have been charged in connection with a shooting that left a 19-year-old man dead in the parking lot of a Willingboro shopping center earlier this month, authorities announced. The victim, Adam Janson, 19, had gotten into a car with Knowah Crowderparham, 21, and Alexa Hess, 19 — who was driving — when an argument broke out in the car the evening of Feb. 10, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Crowderparham, of Beverly City, shot Janson as he tried getting out of the car at Kennedy Plaza on JFK Way around 7:30 p.m., Coffina said alongside local police. Janson…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Burlington County Woman Gets 15 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Child: Prosecutor Burlington County Woman Gets 15 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Child: Prosecutor
Burlington County Woman Gets 15 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Child: Prosecutor  A 26-year-old woman from Burlington County has been sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a child in her home early last year, authorities said. Rachel Karngbaye of Willingboro pleaded guilty in September 2021 to second-degree sexual assault and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. She was sentenced to prison on Wednesday. An investigation began in January 2021 after the victim’s mother contacted Willingboro police to report the assault, Coffina said. Additional details ar…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: NJ Boy, 14, Driving Stolen Car Shot Dead By PA Man Prosecutor: NJ Boy, 14, Driving Stolen Car Shot Dead By PA Man
Prosecutor: NJ Boy, 14, Driving Stolen Car Shot Dead By PA Man Two people have been charged in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy at a New Jersey gas station over the weekend. Tamir Phillips, 22, of Bensalem, PA, and Chelsea Holman, 29, of Willingboro, NJ, were arrested in the death of Jesse Everett on Aug. 21, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday. Phillips was charged with first degree murder and weapons offenses while Holman was slapped with hindering apprehension and obstruction of justice. Everett, 14, was apparently driving a 2014 Honda Civic reported stolen by the owner that day, according to Burlington Coun…

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by Cecilia Levine
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14-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead At South Jersey Gas Station 14-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead At South Jersey Gas Station
14-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead At South Jersey Gas Station A 14-year-old boy was shot and killed while in a car getting gas at a South Jersey service station Saturday, authorities said. Willingboro police were called to the Phillips 66 on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive around 3 p.m. on reports of a shooting, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon said. The victim, Jesse Everett, had been transported in a private vehicle to Virtua Willingboro Hospital, then airlifted to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden, where he was pronounced dead at 5:24 p.m., authorities said. More th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Gunman Indicted For Role In Deadly Shooting Of Man Outside Willingboro Home NJ Gunman Indicted For Role In Deadly Shooting Of Man Outside Willingboro Home
NJ Gunman Indicted For Role In Deadly Shooting Of Man Outside Willingboro Home A New Jersey gunman was indicted Tuesday for fatally shooting a 28-year-old man outside of a home in Willingboro last year, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Kwacey Q. Owens, 29, on charges of first-degree murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose (second degree), unlawful possession of a weapon (second degree), and two counts of certain persons not to have weapons (second degree), according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Officers responding to a report of a shooting around 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2020, at a home on Maplewick Lane in the township's Millb…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Willingboro High School Senior Gunned Down Outside His South Jersey Home Willingboro High School Senior Gunned Down Outside His South Jersey Home
Willingboro High School Senior Gunned Down Outside His South Jersey Home An 18-year-old high school student from Burlington County was fatally shot outside of his home late Thursday, authorities said. Yahsinn Robinson, who was a senior at Willingboro High School, was shot at about 11:30 p.m., according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon. Police from Willingboro Township were called to the first block of Barrington Lane.  Robinson had been struck by gunfire multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene, Coffina and Lomon said. Authorities did not release any more details on …

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by Jon Craig
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Substitute Teacher, 41, Had Sex With Teenage Student, Burlington Prosecutor Says Substitute Teacher, 41, Had Sex With Teenage Student, Burlington Prosecutor Says
Substitute Teacher, 41, Had Sex With Teenage Student, Burlington Prosecutor Says A 41-year-old substitute teacher from Burlington County has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with a teenage student, authorities said. Kameelah Kareem of Willingboro was charged with second-degree sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child on Wednesday, according to  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon. She was released on Thursday after a hearing in Superior Court, Kareem was substitute teaching at Willingboro Township Public Schools at the time of the sexual assaults, they…

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by Jon Craig
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Burlington County Man, 28, Fatally Shot Burlington County Man, 28, Fatally Shot
Burlington County Man, 28, Fatally Shot A 28-year-old man from Burlington County was fatally shot early Thursday outside of his home, authorities said. Barry Barino of the Millbrook Park section of Willingboro Township was killed about 1:30 a.m., Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon said. Willingboro Township police officers were called to the first block of Maplewick Lane on a report of a shooting. They found Barino's body of outside the rear door of his home, Coffina and Lomon said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Burlington County Medical …

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by Jon Craig
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KNOW ANYTHING? Authorities Seek Suspects In Pair Of Burlington County Shootings KNOW ANYTHING? Authorities Seek Suspects In Pair Of Burlington County Shootings
Know Anything? Authorities Seek Suspects In Pair Of Burlington County Shootings Authorities in Burlington County are seeking the public's help locating suspects in connection with a pair of Thursday morning shootings. No arrests have been made. A man was shot multiple times after answering a knock at his door on Spindletop Lane in Willingboro at 1:30 a.m., Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said in a statement with Williingboro Director of Public Safety Kinamo Lomon.  He was flown to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden, where he was listed in critical but stable condition, they said. An hour later, multiple shots were fired into a home on the…

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by Jon Craig